I found this film to be a really well done thriller...almost worthy of Hitchcock. Although TCM's movie MC said it was a low-budget movie, I didn't see anything that should earn it that designation. The acting was top notch, the sets well constructed, the lighting appropriately "moody", & the horse carriage chase at the end quite exciting & expertly staged. At no time during this movie did I feel bored, in fact, I only took a quick bathroom break because it was either that or mop the floor. If I have anything to "nitpick" about, it is just that the ending made it clear that Jack Palance's character really WAS Jack the Ripper, when in actual fact, the identity of the Ripper has never been established beyond conjecture & half-baked theories by some writers who need to sell books. Why was this? Not because the London police didn't do everything possible to solve those crimes, but simply because the police/forensic abilities of that time period were unable to process information the way it can be done now. True, they did have a few very likely suspects, but before anything could be done to prove the Ripper's identity, he vanished & the killings ceased. Did the Ripper die, as this film (& some others suggest), move to another country, or just feel that he had accomplished what he set out to do? No one will ever really know the answers. To end this, if you get a chance to see this film, do so. It will be a movie that will stand out as one of the best of its type.
Review of Man in the Attic
