Set in Boston in 1977, Jill the Ripper is the tale of Matt Sorenson (Dolph), an ex-cop who may or may not have gotten in trouble because of his rogue ways and possible drinking problem. When his brother, a politician who was meant to be spearheading a massive underground tunnel project, ends up mysteriously murdered, Matt tries to piece together who may be behind it. It turns out a female serial killer is on the loose, and Matt tears up all of Toronto, sorry, BOSTON, trying to get answers. As might be expected, his search leads him to seedy S & M dungeons where men are constantly being whipped and humiliated, Zipperface (1992) style. Will Matt Sorenson get to the truth, or will he get all "tied up" (groan) ? Jill the Ripper was made during Dolph's "hitting the skids" period of the late 90's-early 2000's. He was caught in between his 80's glory and his modern renaissance. Hence cruddy crud like Agent Red (2000), Storm Catcher (1999), Hidden Agenda (2001) and Detention (2003). Missionary Man (2007) catches Dolph right in the middle of production companies shrugging their shoulders and announcing "we don't know what to do with him". This proves that even being the world's greatest human being still isn't good enough for Hollywood or small independent companies. He must have felt he was in a bind, much like Jill the Ripper's victims.Dolph does get to stretch his acting muscles a bit, because, after all, this is more a mystery/drama than anything else. There are large swathes of the movie that consist of dour dialogue scenes, and Dolph probably enjoyed a chance to get away from being seen as "just another musclehead". Though we know that isn't true, he still got to show some dramatic range here. The fact that it's a 70's period piece was interesting, and appreciated, but the movie as a whole has a "not theater ready" feel that many Canada-shot DTV items seem to have, and the whole 70's vibe might have been done better under different circumstances. For example, there's a Black guy with an absurd afro wig and an outfit that looks more like he's on his way to a 70's-themed party than anything else. Either that, or he sincerely believes the fact that funk will never die.So while the movie isn't a typical beat-em-up, it kind of made us wish that it was. It's more of a ponderously over-serious bore, though it does include the time honored barfight. Let's also remember the late 90's/early 2000's were a dark time for DTV - in more ways than one. It was the beginning of the "Too Dark Cliché", or TDC, which is highly prevalent today in both TV and movies. That being the phenomenon of under-lighting scenes to the point where it's not moody or interesting, you just can't see anything. So, for the above stated reasons, it doesn't hook you in, and you don't really care all that much. Law and Order: SVU episodes, generally speaking, have similar themes and are more watchable.Jill the Ripper was generally relegated to the dusty netherworld of un-perused video store shelves of the day. And that seems to be the final fate of this item from the interim phase of Dolph's career.

This is the worst movie I have ever seen. The Avengers held this dubious honor… but no longer. The acting in "Jill the Ripper" is terrible and was only eclipsed by the plot. This movie is as intellectually stimulating as the Telletubbes. It doesn't know whether it wants to be an S&M flick or a really bad thriller. Only watch under extreme intoxication or if you're bed ridden and need a leather clad distraction. This script should be reworked into a porn, it wouldn't take very much effort and would have a longer shelf life. A porn, even a bad porn, wouldn't do the damage to Dolf Lundgren's career the way that this movie has.

Dolph Lundgren stars as Murray Wilson an alcoholic ex-cop who gets involved with a serial killer who kills during sex, after his brother is murdered, Wilson starts his own investigation and finds out a lot of his brother's secrets in this very dull thriller. Lundgren mails in his performance and the movie is flat and lethargic. Also when has anyone watched a Dolph Lundgren movie for anything but action?

It just seems to run true to form, any movie starring Dolph Lundgren is bad! I don't know if it is the fact that the storyline in full of holes, or that Dolph is such a bad actor. No spoiler here, He seems to overdue the pushing and shoving and grabbing and touching thing in this movie. In my opinion it is a wonder that some of these projects find venture capital to get in the can and to the theatre.