Review of Ripper

Ripper (2001)
6/10
This one is better than you may expect.
14 August 2001
Molly (A.J. Cook) is the sole survivor of a massacre. Five years later, she is at university, doing a course on serial killers. Then, one by one, members of her study group start dying gruesome deaths. The m.o. in each crime is eerily similar to the work done by Jack The Ripper. Molly suspects that the killer she eluded first time around is still out to get her.

This slasher film went direct-to-video, but it holds its own against the theatrically-released slashers. A few of the deaths are quite gory, and there is some genuine tension as various characters try to avoid getting ripped to shreds. The last half hour especially has some real showstoppers as the body count rises. The film's main fault is that it is populated with several really unlikeable characters. Other than that, those sick of the jokey slashers might appreciate this above-average offering, which gets right down to business.
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