Production Year: 2001 - Thriller - Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Paul Rhys, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Terence Harvey, Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson, Jason Flemyng, Susan Lynch more
Advantages: An over-looked film. It has Johnny Depp in it. Disadvantages: Poor reviews by critics.
...Inspector Fred Abberline (Johnny Depp) from an opium den to work on the case of the "Ripper". Abbeline has some physic ability, which he dampens or uses to solve crimes aided by the use of opium, laudanum and absinthe a fairly standard use of opiates in the 19th century. The year is 1888 and in the area of Whitechapel a killer is on the loose, a criminal whose name will strike fear into the hearts of every prostitute who works the area for a living. ...
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Advantages: A thought-provoking, suspenseful thriller Disadvantages: You'll only want to watch it once
...but with very little support from a society that treats prostitutes as having no value anyway, it is extremely hard to find answers. He finds himself taking drugs & relying more on psychic-style methods to find out what has been happening to the women & who is responsible.
We, the viewers, however, grow to sympathise with the women as we see them for the human beings they are, simply trying to cope in a troublesome world. Often as they are being ...
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Advantages: Quite realistic, Depp's performance is flawless Disadvantages: Well the historical correctness is not adhered to
...years. I bought this from my local rental shop when we first got a DVD player (shortly after we got married) as I wanted to see it but didn't want to spend a lot of money buying the DVD brand new. So buying an ex-rental disc seemed to be the best option. This single disc edition is currently selling on Amazon for around £4.97 but I would recommend that you shop around as it may be possible to buy it cheaper elsewhere.
I found this whilst looking ...
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Advantages: Great quality movie with good cast and great detail Disadvantages: none
Johhny Depp stars as a opium addicted police officer in victorian england, hes called in to investigate the murders of some prostitues in englandbuythe infamous Jack the ripper,complications begin when he quickly falls for one of the prostitutes who is fearing for her life and he begins to feel responsible for her and her friends,unaware of what he is becoming envolved in he seeks the advice of a medical doctor who is already involved in this dark ...
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Advantages: great actors, great plot, great story line twists. Just amazing. Disadvantages: feeds your thirst for finding out the truth
...Depp), with a helping hand from Mary Kelly (Heather Graham) and Sergent Godley (Robbie Coltrane). This film shows the terror that walked the streets in London in 1888 that chills you to the bone. Like many I have read the stories and researched his killings, as there is still a quest to find the true Jack the RIpper. There is also many conspiracies to whom Jack the Ripper was including whether the Prince was involved, and these conspiracies are explored ...
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Advantages: A very good thriller starring Johnny Depp Disadvantages: None that i can think of
From Hell is a film based on the 5 murders of prostitutes in 1888 by Jack the Ripper, staring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham. The film is also based upon the novel written by Alan Moore. Johnny Depp plays inspector Frederick Abberline who thinks at his best when he has had a little too much opium, and Heather Graham plays the prostitute Mary Jane Kelly who has one need to try and survive. Abberline and Kelly become close during the film. The film ...
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lacking the depth of the acclaimed graphic novel it's based upon. Making their third feature since 1993'sMenace II Society, twins Allen and Albert Hughes approach th...
lacking the depth of the acclaimed graphic novel it's based upon. Making their third feature since 1993'sMenace II Society, twins Allen and Albert Hughes approach th...
people who are in hell trying to survive the grimmest circumstances. At the core are five impoverished prostitutes who share a desperate friendship drawn tighter as...
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