British crime saga that spans nine years and is loosely based on the real-life "Yorkshire Ripper" case. The first film (1974) is about a young reporter who's assigned to cover the story of a child murderer on the loose. The second film (1980) tells the story of the mishandling of the Yorkshire ripper case (It seems Yorkshire county had cornered the British serial killer market around this time) and the outside investigator brought in to take over the investigation. The last part (You guessed it, 1983) has a lawyer returning to his boyhood hometown to handle the appeal of the man convicted of the murders in part one.
Pretty great but rather confusing at times, trying to keep track of all the players. I recommend watching all three in succession. Not many films have captured the shitty smell of corruption so vividly. While watching this I kept wondering how deep the rot would go. The rot itself was rotted. Not recommended for someone wishing to feel comfortable.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment