The back of the box says that this works as a standalone film, but I really think you need the first one to get perspective. Otherwise, the movie is pretty cryptic. It does move faster, but I think that's just a shorter run time.The year is 1980, six years after the climactic events in the Karachi Club from the first film. Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine) was part of the original outside team looking into the murders but had to leave the investigation after his wife miscarried. He is back now, with two colleagues, to look into the Yorkshire Ripper murders, a string of prostitute killings. One in particular, Clare Strachan (Kelly Freemantle), doesn't jive with the others. As he probes into the killing, he becomes more and more aware of the levels of corruption within the Yorkshire police force.
I don't want to say that this movie has been a waste, but I am really hoping that the third one ties this whole thing up like the third act of a play. I think this was trying to play the same field as Kieslowski's Trois Couleurs but it's nowhere near as polished.
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