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From Hell [Blu-ray] [2001]


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Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Lesley Sharp

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Amazon.co.uk Review

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 semi-prescient 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

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Actor(s):
Terence Harvey
Ian Holm
Katrin Cartlidge
Johnny Depp
Heather Graham

Creators:
Johnny Depp (Primary Contributor)
Katrin Cartlidge (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036032100
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-19
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Running time: 117 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2001
Language: English (Original Language)

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