DVD 121 mins
R (Restricted)
From Hell
 (10/19/2001)
In Collection
#266

Seen It:
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Owner:
Ben
Drama
USA  /  English

Johnny Depp
Heather Graham
Ian Holm
Robbie Coltrane
Ian Richardson
Jason Flemyng
Katrin Cartlidge
Terence Harvey
Susan Lynch
Paul Rhys

Director Albert Hughes; Allen Hughes

Heavy on atmosphere and light on everything else, From Hell is visually impressive while lacking the depth of the acclaimed graphic novel it's based upon. Making their third feature since 1993's Menace II Society, twins Allen and Albert Hughes approach the Jack the Ripper case with physical precision, re-creating the gritty Whitechapel district of 1888 London in meticulous detail. What they've forgotten is the sheer terror that gripped Whitechapel in the wake of the Ripper's slaying of five prostitutes, investigated here by a Scotland Yard sleuth (Johnny Depp) who uses opium, laudanum, and absinthe to fuel his semiprescient visions of the slayings. Heather Graham attempts a slippery Cockney accent as a would-be victim, while Ian Holm steals the show as a has-been surgeon with devilish delusions of grandeur. Violence is obliquely suggested or briefly graphic, but no matter how you cut it, From Hell is only marginally thrilling as it treads familiar territory. --Jeff Shannon

Edition Details
Edition Single-Disc Edition
Barcode 024543054481
Region Region 1
Release Date 10/22/2002
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 11/5/2006
Store Best Buy
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