Not as good as the book. But then again what is?

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2003)

If you've ever read From Hell, the graphic novel (and by graphic I do mean graphic) by Alan Moore, then you will know just how much of a labyrinth it is as far as plot goes and just how hard it would be to incorporate all aspects of the story into a two hour movie.
As predicted, it doesn't match the book, but I never expected it to. It does do a damn fine job though and gets as much of the details in as possible. The only problem I had was that it tries to turn the film into a whodunnit kind of thriller with the stories idea of the killers identity being revealed at the end. In the book we know from the beginning who it's supposed to be and we follow him around as he commits the murders and we hear his thoughts and his ponderings. This approach that the film takes cheapens the artistic value a little bit but having said that it does make up for it in other areas.
The horror is actually horrible and the thrills are actually thrilling and Johnny Depp's cockney accent is pretty good, it just sounds weird because its coming from his mouth which is something we are not use to.