The Limehouse Golem (2016)

Maybe it's because I love this style, but I absolutely loved this. It's well-written, visually stunning, great acting, and a great murder mystery set in dark Victorian London. What's not to like?

The Limehouse Golem is a startling and successful film adaptation of the 1994 Peter Ackroyd novel, 'Dan Leno & The Limehouse Golem'; a murder mystery framed within a story featuring real historical characters - Dan Leno of course, but Marx, played brilliantly if briefly, by Henry Goodman. George Gissing is depicted, and it is set in an authentic seeming recreation of Victorian London. It has Olivia Cooke, a startlingly good actress who is new to me, Nicholas Wooderson, Bill Nighy - a superb performance as John Kildare, an investigating 'detective' before there were such people - and Eddie Marsans; all reliably good; Douglas Booth plays Dan Leno with conviction, another actor new to me. Clive Russell playing a small role as a jailor, does so with his usual distinction. But it is Olivia Cooke who shines in her central role with Nighy; she can be fierce and powerful while seeming to appear utterly still, and her scenes with the great Nigh are not eclipsed by him. The script is superb, written by Jane Goldman, and I wonder if there was any collaboration with the book's writer? It is certainly an exciting adaptation of a great novel. It was outstandingly directed by Juan Carlos Medina, who is another 'unknown' to me.

I found this film to be very entertaining. Good use of story telling, putting everyone who is under suspicion of being the Golem in the killers shoes as the story unfolds. Definitely worth a watch :)

Main actress, she acts awesome, well costume design is awesome too, they really know what to do. Good actors/actresses and good screenplay, well all things are good, and i enjoy this movie. All i can say is if you like a Mystry, Thriller, a little Horror film, go and watch this one. Your vote will be 10 for this kind of movie. Usually we wont see these kind of movies, maybe 2 or 3 in a year. Here the dialogues were fast and long, sometimes i need to rewatch. Cause they want to find the killer, and if you miss it, you wont understand why him/her. So i tell it is better if there is not any popcorn near you, lol. Just focus on film and find more fun. Another points i like to talk about, are roles. Here there is theater where people play roles to laugh viewers. So the one whom knows how to act on stage, can acts like a killer too. I really interested when see this idea inside this movie. I hope everyone enjoy this movie like me. Have fun...