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Summary: Interesting view on Jack the Ripper.
Review: I bought this dvd about Jack the Ripper sight unseen because it looked like it would be a good movie, this movie absolutely blew me away. After seeing this movie I realized how cruel royalty and the people devoted to protecting them would go to great lengths to protect their own. This version portrayed the killer as a great docter and friend to Qneen Elizabeth and you cannot tell me that she did know about the killings about these five women who were friends with the young girl and the prince. She knew because she must have paid the good docter to do the deeds and denied young Alice her right to royalty that she deserved. I have seen several movies about Jack and have seen several documentaries and always could never quite put it together,but this movie the only fault was the romance with Mary Kelly and young lieutenent it just seemed that it did not go well with the rest of the story, but it did some romance and depth to the movie.
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Summary: Katrin Cartlidge May 1961- September 2002
Review: There have been so many books, movies and TV shows about Jack The Ripper that you might think that the story had been done to death and that nobody would be interested anymore. However, The Hughes brothers "From Hell" proves that there will always be a demand for a quality production of a very grizzly true horror story. Way back in the 19th century (in the fall of 1888 to be precise) one of the worlds first recorded serial killers brutally murdered five prostitutes (yes, only 5) bringing terror to London's east end slums. And whilst in terms of numbers modern serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer have been much more prolific, it seems that it is still Jack The Ripper's crimes that continue to still fascinate many people. Is it because of the brutal yet clinical way that the murders were carried out? Or is it because the case remains unsolved? Probably both but as The Hughes brothers, previously best known for the likes of Menace II Society, have set out to prove, that although long dead there are still plenty of 'worthy' suspects. Based on the Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell cartoon strip and using the very beautiful city of Prague to expertly recreate Victorian London, The Hughes Brothers' latest movie pitches the clairvoyant, opium partaking, Inspector Fred Abberline (an impressive Johnny Depp), aided by his assistant Peter Godley (the always excellent Robbie Coltrane) racing against time in search of history's most notorious murderer, in this very watchable and very enjoyable yarn. Adapted by screenwriters Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias from the previously mentioned Moore/Campbell source material, From Hell manages to draw everybody from Queen Victoria to Oscar Wilde and the Elephant Man into the plot of this movie, which far from detracting from the true history of the attacks, actually adds a little more depth and a little more zest to this period thriller. To The Hughes brothers credit, this is not just another typical cheap and tasteless Hollywood slasher movie but instead it presents us with the full squalor, poverty and hardship that existed at that time, with the prostitutes presented as poor unfortunate human beings struggling against abject poverty to survive and finding consolation in alcohol. From Hell also boasts excellent performances of depth and subtlety not just from the likes of Depp (complete with a creditable cockney accent), Coltrane (Harry Potter) and renowned British stage actor Sir Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings) but also notably from the likes of (despite a slightly ropey accent) Heather Graham, Lesley Sharp, Annabelle Apsion and the late Katrin Cartlidge (No Man's Land) as the prostitutes earning their living in the squalor that was London's east end. In summary, I thoroughly enjoyed From Hell and would recommend it to anyone looking for something a bit more intelligent, well written and well acted, as an alternative to the traditional horror teen flicks which seem to dominate our movie theatres. Four stars ****.
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Summary: From Hell
Review: This movie has a laconic, dreamy feeling, and is pretty intoxicating. The movie isn't as scary as it could be, but there are many ghastly, gruesome moments that I had the audience flinching. I recommend it highly, especially on the big screen when all the beautiful cinematography and direction show through.
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Summary: Very good movie
Review: From Hell is by far one of my favorite movies of the year! Johnny Depp is great, but when is he not great? Even though I'm not much of Heather Graham Fan, her performance is fine and all of the other actors are great. This is a wonderfully chilling film and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves a good thriller.
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Summary: You should watch it
Review: Just saw the movie, which I had been waiting for a while to arrive in theaters, it was truely worth the wait. It is very graphic, chilling and keeps you guessing. The movie was definetely worth watching.
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Summary: Surprisingly good
Review: From Hell is a film that tells the story of "Jack The Ripper", a serial killer who killed female prostitutes in London, England back in 1888. Johnny Depp plays a police detective who has psychic visions of "Jack The Ripper" comitting his crimes even before they happen and he plans on tracking the killer down and discovering his true identity. This film will keep you guessing til the very end, and it will shock you when the identity of "Jack The Ripper" is revealed! This is a good movie for those people who like movies with horror, suspense, and thrills.
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Summary: A modern Jack the Ripper movie
Review: Inspector Frederick George Abberline has been put on the trail of the first serial killer recorded in our history, Jack the Ripper. As the bodies of multilated prostitutes begin piling up, Frederick gets emotionally and romantically attached to one who is on the Ripper's murdering list, Mary Kelly. Can he catch the Ripper and at the same time save the woman he has fallen for?
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Summary: From Hell with Love
Review: Johnny Depp is a versatile actor who puts in an excellent performance as the tormented Police Inspector, Fred Abberline working on the infamous Jack The Ripper legends, the Huges brothers have created an amzing Victoria.
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Summary: From Hell: It should have stayed there
Review: This was a poor adaptation of a weak theory of who Jack the Ripper really was. It never touched on the other suspects at all.The only original thought that this movie had was that the last victim may not have been Mary Kelly as it is commonly thought to be. Johnny Depp's performance was flat. It seemed like his character was not the only one using ... There was little to no chemistry with Heather Grahmn. I am very glad I did not buy this DVD. It has definately my worst movie list.
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Summary: Entertaining enough
Review: I enjoyed this movie because it made an otherwise implausible, and actual hypothesis regarding Jack the Ripper, quite...probable! This should please anyone who is into conspiracy theories. I can't say much here, but the plot is very interesting, even if at times predictable. I thought it was neat because the script really nodded to several theories and events that really existed, and several real characters. Even Depp's character, Albernine(?), was an actual person- although the fictional and real person had very different destinies.
I love Depp- I think he's a fine actor. If you liked him in Sleepy Hollow, then you'll see echoes of that performance here- although in a much more darker tone. He was abe to give his character personality and dimension- here's a sensitive person, at many levels, who has suffered enormous loss- a loss which is mentioned in a few seconds, but is alluded to in the entire being of this character.
Heather Graham is lovely, and I thought she held her own quite well- except for the flirtation between her character and Depp's. There was absolutely no chemistry there- and I have to agree with the reviewer who panned the film for showing Graham as clean, radiant and lovely, while her colleagues, sharing in the same squallor and misery, were, correctly, more decrepit. You just cannot believe that Graham, clean, with all her teeth, and with nicely curled hair, is starving, as she claims. It was distracting.
The visuals of the movie are great- like an absynthe-induced hallucination itself. It had its share of symbolism and although not too complicated, enjoyable.
I didn't find it frightening or overly graphic, although some of the images can be a bit disturbing.
I like it because I enjoyed seeing an actual theory come to life, and because Depp is so wonderful to watch.
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