The Limehouse Golem is a Victorian murder mystery, where a detective (Bill Nighy) tackles the infamous case of a serial killer, while also trying to prove the innocence of a woman who is accused of killing her husband.
I quite enjoyed The Limehouse Golem. It's certainly not perfect, but some of the ideas in execution and story telling were very interesting. As there are several suspects, they show the very grisly, graphic murders with each of the suspects as Bill Nighy, or the suspect, reads out the letter left behind. That part was the most inventive, and my favourite, part of the film. The rest of the film is still interesting, with a lot of the film comparing the theatrics of murder and horror with the theatrics of storytelling.
Now, my main problem with the film is this: it is extremely predictable. I knew who the killer was all the way throughout the film. In fact, I guessed it from seeing the trailer once; not because the trailer spoiled it, no, I just had a thought and stuck with that theory for no reason other than "That would be cool". But then while watching the film I was looking for clues to support my theory, and sure enough I spotted them all. And when the reveal happens, I had no reaction, not even a "Knew it" because I saw it coming a month before. And after the reveal, it shows you all the clues, which takes away some repeat viewing for everyone that didn't get it aswell as those who had already spotted the clues.
In short: It's effective, but its predictability drags it down a bit.
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