From Hell
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Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
What critics thought
Critics were split almost down the middle on this Jack the Ripper adaptation from the Hughes Brothers: admirers found it a lavishly mounted, atmospheric thriller, while detractors thought its visual ambition masked a dull, underdeveloped story. The production design and period atmosphere drew consistent praise, but the script's failure to make its central mystery compelling — and a romance that never convinces — kept many from being won over.
“two hours of gory murders, non-sequitur scenes, and an undeveloped romance”
E! Online
“the script can't quite sell its Jack as at once a purposeful assassin and a mad killer”
Kim Newman·Empire
“Much like Sleepy Hollow, From Hell will delight movie buffs with key elements of its lavish production design”
Joe Leydon·The San Francisco Examiner
“a visionary sort of horror movie should ponder three words: Bram Stoker's Dracula”
Michael Sragow·The Baltimore Sun
“delivered with a visual flourish that puts even Tim Burton to shame”
Robert W. Butler·The Kansas City Star
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Albert HughesDirector
Allen HughesDirector
Johnny DeppFred Abberline
Heather GrahamMary Kelly
Ian HolmSir William Gull
Robbie ColtranePeter Godley
Ian RichardsonSir Charles Warren
Jason FlemyngNetley
Katrin CartlidgeDark Annie Chapman
Terence HarveyBen Kidney
Susan LynchLiz Stride
Paul RhysDr. Ferral
Lesley SharpKate Eddowes
Estelle SkornikAda
Trevor JonesComposer
Terry HayesWriter
Peter DemingCinematographyFrom Hell
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
What critics thought
Critics were split almost down the middle on this Jack the Ripper adaptation from the Hughes Brothers: admirers found it a lavishly mounted, atmospheric thriller, while detractors thought its visual ambition masked a dull, underdeveloped story. The production design and period atmosphere drew consistent praise, but the script's failure to make its central mystery compelling — and a romance that never convinces — kept many from being won over.
“two hours of gory murders, non-sequitur scenes, and an undeveloped romance”
E! Online
“the script can't quite sell its Jack as at once a purposeful assassin and a mad killer”
Kim Newman·Empire
“Much like Sleepy Hollow, From Hell will delight movie buffs with key elements of its lavish production design”
Joe Leydon·The San Francisco Examiner
“a visionary sort of horror movie should ponder three words: Bram Stoker's Dracula”
Michael Sragow·The Baltimore Sun
“delivered with a visual flourish that puts even Tim Burton to shame”
Robert W. Butler·The Kansas City Star
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Albert HughesDirectorAllen HughesDirectorJohnny DeppFred AbberlineHeather GrahamMary KellyIan HolmSir William GullRobbie ColtranePeter GodleyIan RichardsonSir Charles WarrenJason FlemyngNetleyKatrin CartlidgeDark Annie ChapmanTerence HarveyBen KidneySusan LynchLiz StridePaul RhysDr. FerralLesley SharpKate EddowesEstelle SkornikAdaTrevor JonesComposerTerry HayesWriterPeter DemingCinematographyStream
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