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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

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FROM HELL is a gory detective film cloaked in Victorian-era mystique. The movie shows how the serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked the dark streets of 1888 London, slaying...
more...prostitutes and crudely dissecting their bodies. Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, this moody chiller is directed by twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes (MENACE II SOCIETY, AMERICAN PIMP). Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Frederick Abberline, who smokes heavy doses of opium and drowns himself in absinthe to evoke hallucinatory visions that are his clues to catching the Ripper. Heather Graham co-stars as the prettiest of the floozies, who wins the muted affections of the inspector. With plenty of atmosphere and spooky effects, FROM HELL borrows scenery, filming tricks, and sequence construction from a host of popular movies, resulting in a visually interesting style. Haunting nighttime shots of the London skyline (actually Prague) bleed into shadowy Tim Burton-like prowls through the damp cobblestone streets; aerial camerawork contrasts with crowded ground-level focuses; and the camera peeks around corners and into foggy windows with stealthy curiosity. What may stand out most in viewers minds after the carnage is through, is the exaggerated use of surround sound, which brings a dreadful sense of reality to the film's gore, making FROM HELL all the juicier.





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Deadly Visions.
Review of From Hell (DVD) by Elffriend

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. ... Read review

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12.09.2005
Jack the Ripper
Review of From Hell (DVD) by Ayesha-

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 ... Read review

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06.06.2007
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Johnny Can Take Me To Hell Any Day!
Review of From Hell (DVD) by bonsi6337

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 ... Read review

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21.04.2008
From hell
Review of From Hell (DVD) by daxus100

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 ... Read review

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16.09.2008
So scared of a man we know nothing about
Review of From Hell (DVD) by meghead101

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 ... Read review

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23.10.2007
From Hell
Review of From Hell (DVD) by ejsj

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 ... Read review

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