The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

I'm a fan of these iconic mysteries, and this production takes a stab at both Sherlock Holmes and Jack The Ripper but in the long run is not really successful on either front in my view, and not for lack of trying.John Neville was an excellent Holmes, one of the best performances of the brilliant detective. And Donald Houston played Watson somewhere between the original humorous Nigel Bruce and the more solid athlete as perceived by Robert Duvall in Seven Percent Solution. He seems like a younger, stronger James Mason in Murder by Decree. At first I did not recognize Judi Dench, a lovely young blonde in a smaller role.Dialogue as read by the actors at times felt forced, like they had to push through it in quick fashion to move things along. I do think elements of the JTR mystery as they appear here are a bit ahead of their time, but the finale felt unsatisfying and rushed.I thought the best elements were the settings - excellent street scenes and a pub filled with rowdy characters. The prostitutes unfortunately were looking very Hollywood though in their bright expensive dresses and perfect hair like they had just come from a salon, and the film generally lacked grit. There is a lot of teasing about the oldest profession that goes nowhere, and things in general are kept fairly tame, cutting away before anything becomes too appropriately sordid.I'm a big fan of John Scott but his music here sounded too much like a 60's spy television show (the director James Hill worked on The Saint and The Avengers).As noted in the trivia section, it is interesting that two actors in Study In Terror (1965) would appear later in the other Holmes vs Ripper movie Murder By Decree (1979; Anthony Quayle and Frank Finley (who would reprise his Doyle created role of Inspector Lestrade). There are other similarities between the films as well- suspicion of those in places of power, and the same shots of Holmes and Watson having similarly styled conversations riding in carriages together. It made me feel that Decree was more of a remake of Study, with the 1970s infamous Royal Conspiracy Theory solidifying the Ripper plot.Overall, A Study In Terror feels like a Hammer production with less sex and gore, and not nearly as mysterious or atmospheric as other JTR movies like versions of The Lodger and Murder By Decree. Not quite mysterious enough for a Holmes story, and not nearly dark enough for JTR, lost in the mid 60s somewhere in between.

In 1888, a series of horrible murders are being committed in London's poor Whitechapel district. With public outcry growing and the police baffled, the world's greatest amateur detective, Sherlock Holmes, is tasked with finding the identity of Jack The Ripper …The idea of combining the fictional Sherlock Holmes from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories with the real-life murders of the notorious Jack The Ripper is a clever one. Only one of the stories was actually written prior to the murders but the time line is close enough, and the appeal of having a genius investigate perhaps the most notorious unsolved killings is pretty irresistible. Well written by brothers Derek and Donald Ford, it recreates the detail of the murders quite accurately, but also explores the social justice angle well - Holmes is at times almost sympathetic towards the Ripper as a psychotic driven to his deeds, and angry with the establishment who try to downplay the seriousness of his crimes and the squalor in which they occur. The cast are all talented British stalwarts, with Neville (The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen) a fine Holmes, Quayle good in a key part, and classic Cockney pin-up girl Windsor (the star of many of the Carry On films) at the height of her beauty. With some moody sets and good photography this is an effective if minor little thriller. The enjoyable 1979 Canadian film Murder By Decree with Christopher Plummer as Holmes is a virtual remake (Finlay even reprises his role as Inspector Lestrade) and the Holmes vs Ripper idea has also been used in several comics, books and video games.

Brilliant account of the meeting between Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.Sherlock Holmes is a better choice than American Sam Lowry in the 1959 version and James Hill's work predates later works such as "murder by decree" and "Jack the Ripper" (the MTV Version starring Michael Caine).With a small budget ,the depiction of the narrow streets of London,with the children begging for food,the soup kitchen where you have to sing the Lord's praises before having a good feed,the slaughterhouse where the butchers are carving chunks ("ain't I a better piece of meat?" says the hooker ),the shameful luxury in which indifferent snob aristocrats hide their rottenness under gold and velvet ,all rings true.As for the story itself ,it's an absorbing investigation which involves Sherlock,his faithful Watson -who can't put up with the lord's words: "being a doctor or a surgeon is not a "noble" occupation" - Lestrade,and Mycrof Holmes,the brother, who only appears in one short story and nevertheless became almost as famous as Moriarty (not present her:the Ripper was enough);he was even featured in Wilder' s largely overlooked " Private life of SH".He is portrayed by the always reliable Robert Morley."A study in terror" should be considered one of the best "Ripper/Holmes " in a topflight competition.

I'm a big fan of the original Universal Sherlock Holmes series and while there have been attempts by other studios to make films based on the classic character by Arthur Conan Doyle, only Hammer Horror's take on The Hound of the Baskervilles has come close to touching the majesty of Universal's films. However, for my money, A Study in Terror is both an excellent take on Sherlock Holmes and certainly one of the best films about the great London detective outside of Universal's efforts. This film is not based on an actual story by Arthur Conan Doyle and instead we get a story in same style as Doyle's that pits Sherlock against another notable historical figure, Jack the Ripper. Sherlock Holmes becomes interested in a series of murders happening around Whitechapel with prostitutes as the victims after a parcel containing a set of surgical instruments is anonymously delivered to his address. After inspecting the case, he soon comes up with some clues and begins following the trail which leads him to the seedy underbelly of Victorian London...It seems this film was directly trying to imitate the classic Universal ones as the two lead actors are very similar to Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Neither is as good, of course, but John Neville gives an excellent performance as the eloquent detective, while Donald Houston is right on cue as Holmes' understudy. The film also features the good natured humour of the earlier series and that makes the film more enjoyable to watch. Director James Hill does an excellent job of creating an atmosphere for the film; the foggy streets of London are great and suitably fit the macabre storyline. The story itself is an interesting one and it plays out well also. The mystery is constantly engaging and the few murders featured are enough to spice it up. The story features enough red herrings and clues to keep the audience and Holmes guessing and the mystery elements are certainly satisfying enough. The identity of the ripper is not abundantly obvious by the end and the film's conclusion is good. Overall, I enjoyed this film very much and can certainly recommend it to my fellow Holmes fans!