Oct 04 2009
THE CASE OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE
Huh.
PLOT
Matt Frewer stars as Sherlock Holmes, as he and Dr. Watson are called into Whitechapel when a series of strange murders begin happening, in the exact spot where Jack the Ripper once struck. The townspeople are certain that it’s a vampire attacking their town, but Holmes believes a human is at work. As he investigates, he wages war with Watson, who is equally certain that vampires might exist and convinced that Holmes needs to open his mind, if he hopes to catch the vampire.
TRIVIA
Frewer played Holmes in two other movies produced by and for the Hallmark Channel.
THOUGHTS
I giggled when I saw Matt Frewer as Sherlock Holmes because in my mind, he belongs firmly in a Stephen King movie and I remember him so clearly as Trashcan Man from The Stand. After a little bit though, I was able to forget about that and get caught up in the story, which is surprising because I’m not the biggest fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. The Case of the Whitechaple Vampire is a surprising little movie and I’m glad I picked it up, especially since I paid about $1.25 for it.
