Murder by Decree: One of a small handful of films that cross Sherlock Holmes with Jack the Ripper, this time with Christopher Plummer as an urbane Mr. Holmes and James Mason as his older, trusted assistant, Dr. Watson, trying to decipher who the Ripper is and why he is murdering the soiled doves of West End, a conspiracy that may involve the government and the crown itself. The supporting cast includes David Hemmings, Genevieve Bujold, Donald Sutherland, and John Gielgud. Directed by Bob Clark (who gave us “Porky’s” among other films), this period murder mystery is solid, if a little dated (it hasn’t aged well visually) and is based on the same conspiracy theory that the like-minded “From Hell” was based on. Plummer and Mason have good chemistry together. It’s a tad on the long side, but still worth a look. Woodchuck sez, “Check it out.”
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