Fantastic directing, and a Kubrick like experience

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2002)

First and foremost....the Hughes Bros. They are undoubtably the most underrated directors out there. I loved the visuals in this film. The dark alleys, and foggy streets, dark settings and amazing sets and also the method used by the directors to pace this flim was very unique, and gave this film a look unmatched by any other horror movie out there. This film is more than a slasher flick set London during the Victorian era. It contains phenomenal acting by Johnny Depp and Heather Graham who have an unusual chemistry in this movie that works. She was a little too pretty to be an "unfortuante" or prostitute in my mind, but it's only a movie afterall. I thought the suspense faded after the first hour but nevertheless explains the Jack the Ripper case in a comic bookish way that is not based on facts but opinion. There is no real proven story to the Ripper murders, so why not make a movie showing a possible scenario? That is what the Hughes bros. did in From Hell. I reccomend it !! *** 3 stars!!