Director: Lucas Pelizaro
Year: 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher
Plot:
Trying to solve the mystery, a man sets out on a lead to a potential clue in the Jack the Ripper case which soon brings him and other similar such experts eager to learn the truth into contact with a strange woman who believes she holds the key to the crimes about the legendary killer.
Review:
Overall, this was a rather fun and intriguing enough genre effort. One of the better features of this one concerns the central setup and how it pertains to the central real-life mystery. The main setup of the investigation taking him to the woman who claims her great-grandparents were involved in the famous case with them being owners of a guest house in the countryside that inevitably had them involved in an illicit organ-harvesting scam with a local doctor looking for fresh cadavers to cut up which is soon turned into a deal with them using their guests for the deal. This illicit part of the situation sets them up in the kind of pathway that manages to highlight the type of setup found here offering a fun starting point for the film.
That sets up the solid second half where it starts bringing in the idea of the fabled killer being involved. Knowing there’s something off about their new tenant but being unable to do anything to prove it as their personal issues start becoming more of a factor, there are some tense moments to be had trying to save themselves or their established deal with others. It does highlight how this comes out of nowhere with very little hints of horror despite the fun of what’s going on watching them interact together whether it’s setting up their later storylines or working to keep their cover which doesn’t have much to do with horror and can be a bit of a problem for those seeking genuine genre fare. However, that’s the main drawback overall here.
Overview: ***.5/5
A really fun take on the style with some enjoyable aspects, this one comes off quite nicely as the main flaw here manages to get together just enough to overcome a potentially crippling lone issue. The fact that this one does have this issue might be a factor for some out there wanting a more traditional genre effort while most others out there with a tolerance for this issue or appreciate this kind of indie film will have a lot to like.
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