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Mood:
- GloomyStylizedSuspensefulScaryTense
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Plot:
- Serial KillerUncover TruthWho Done ItCrimesDangerDeadlyLaw EnforcementLife is a Bitch more...
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Genres:
- PeriodThrillerIndependentNeo NoirCrimeHistoricalHorrorMystery
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Time/Period:
- 19th CenturyVictorian
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Place:
- EnglandLondonUrban
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Style:
- GoryGothic
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Based on:
- Based on ComicsBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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- Brief NudityDrugs/AlcoholProfanityViolent Content
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From Hell, 2001
English
USA
Profile of From Hell
The mood of From Hell is gloomy, stylized, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a whodunit, uncovering the truth, and a serial killer. It is an independent, thriller, and period movie. Stylistically, From Hell is gothic, is neo-noir, and is gory. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. From Hell is set in London. It happens in the Victorian era. It is adapted from a comic and originally a true story. Note that From Hell includes brief nudity, drugs/alcohol, and profanity.
Summary of From Hell
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 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 costars 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--if inconsistent--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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 17 October 2001 |
| Runtime: | 122 min |
Cast and Crew
as Inspector Frederick Abberline
as Mary Kelly
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Critics Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Bob Graham
Variety
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- by: Derek Elley
Users Reviews
- 11.June.2009
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- by: jostrem
- jostrem rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 21.March.2009
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- by: Carlos Mal
- Carlos Mal rated this movie
10/10Must See
