00s Movie Review - From Hell

Director: Albert Hughes, Allan Hughes
Genre: Horror/ Mystery/ Thriller
Runtime: 122 minutes
Year: 2001
Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Holm, Jason Flemyng

Description: In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective (Johnny Depp) investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2023 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 34: A MOVIE THAT IS BASED ON A GRAPHIC NOVEL
 
Review: Late in the nineteenth century, the Whitechapel district of London is rocked by a series of brutal murders on prostitutes. Of the perpetrator, nicknamed Jack the Ripper, however, every trace is missing. The police seek the help of Fred Abberline, an opium-addicted inspector with psychic abilities. During his search, he comes into contact with Mary Kelly, a friend of all the victims, and a romance between the two blossoms. Meanwhile, Abberline gets closer and closer to the truth, only to discover that the killer has it in for Mary.

The unsolved Jack the Ripper case still fires the imaginations in present day and countless theories about how and why the murders occurred and the identity of the perpetrator have since been devised. But due to the lack of hard evidence, the real facts will probably remain a mystery forever.

The directing brother Allan and Albert Hughes based their film on the graphic novel “From hell” by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, suggesting that the series of murders was politically motivated. This makes “From Hell” a fascinating, heavily stylized horror film.

Rating: 3/ 5