Synopsis
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
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Cast
- Bill NighyJohn Kildare
- Olivia CookeLizzie Cree
- Douglas BoothDan Leno
- Daniel MaysGeorge Flood
- Sam ReidJohn Cree
- María ValverdeAveline Ortega
- Eddie MarsanUncle Tommy Farr
- Henry GoodmanKarl Marx
- Morgan WatkinsGeorge Gissing
- Adam BrownMr. Gerrard
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
It’s an entertainingly bizarre, lurid nightmare with a playfully literary flavour, very Ackroydian, but with hints of Angela Carter and a bit of William Blake. - 80
The Guardian
There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot, but not all of them are satisfying. What does work are the performances, specifically Cooke and the richly sympathetic character she creates. - 80
The Telegraph
The Limehouse Golem may be hokum, but it’s glorious hokum that brings something fresh to the stale old cadaver of Victorian melodrama. - 75
The Film Stage
The script carries us through without much effort, its expertly paced discoveries keeping us enthralled. - 63
Movie Nation
"Limehouse” is more a fascinating world to be immersed in than a dazzling telling of a morbid tale. - 60
Los Angeles Times
A perfectly watchable if overtly theatrical whodunit. - 50
Slant Magazine
Initially colorful, the script’s lurid and overripe dialogue eventually grinds the film to a halt. - 50
The New Yorker
It feels at once crammed and sketchy, riddled with flashbacks and framing devices, and woefully light on frights.
