ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

caseyrita2004 Called the ending within the first 15 minutes.Overall it was decent enough, however if you watch murder mysteries any bit normally than you will easily be able to guess the killer from very early on in the movie. Acting was good.

Leofwine_draca THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM is a Victorian murder mystery based on the novel of the same title by respected British historian Peter Ackroyd. The screenplay was by Jane Goldman, who has recently made quite a career for herself with such diverse pictures as KICK-ASS and KINGSMAN, although it does feel like she's bitten off more than she can chew this time around. The film is advertised as a gruesome detective story in which Bill Nighy (in a role intended for the late Alan Rickman) locks horns with the creature of Jewish myth, but instead it turns out to be some convoluted character story involving street theatres and a woman on trial for poisoning her employer. I was hoping for something like FROM HELL, but this non-supernatural story turns out to be a real bore; it cheats the viewer constantly with fake flashbacks building to an impossible twist ending, and most of the dialogue is lumpy exposition. Nighy has little to do here, and established performers like Eddie Marsan and Nicholas Woodeson even less. I wasn't particularly convinced by Olivia Cooke in her role, and there's too much tawdry social stuff instead of the rollicking, gruesome fun you want to see. It doesn't help that the inexperienced director manages to create a film as bland-looking as they come. Even TV's RIPPER STREET is better than this.

Paul Magne Haakonsen The story told in this movie was a little bit confusing, and at times I was sort of lost as to whom was really the killer, which I suppose was a good achievement on the writers account. But it was just a tad too confusing and wobbly for me.The acting in the movie was phenomenal, and the cast ensemble had some really impressive names with amazing performances. There were some pretty nice performances by Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke in particular.The setting of "The Limehouse Golem" and the atmosphere was simply amazing, which really helped to bring the movie to life on the screen. They really managed to capture the atmosphere of the era quite nicely, both in costumes, speech, props and sets.The movie felt a bit too long perhaps, because the storyline was a bit too rambling for my personal preference. Plus I had no idea what the movie was about prior to sitting down to watch it, and with the word golem in the title I had expected something more in the likes of "Frankenstein".However, all in all, "The Limehouse Golem" was an entertaining movie, especially if you enjoy movies that does not present the storyline on a platter and where you have to keep an alert eye and be aware of all that is going on.

blue-flower-177 Dark brooding with great acting performances! Bill is amazing as always. Got a little bored in the middle( could have been a shorter movie), still it is engaging as ever, the ending is a bit confusing though