Dosen't live up to hype

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2001)

*POSSIBLE SPOILERS

The movie, "From Hell" starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham is about the investigations of a young detective (Johnny Depp) as he tries to track the infamous Jack the Ripper. Along the way he falls in love with a young prostitute (Heather Graham)who is one of the Ripper's targets and is torn between his commitment to the case and his desire to protect his sexed crazed lover.
There's only one thing that keeps me from recommending this film: it's strange plot. The film has characters running all over the place and in my humble opinion often dosen't explain why they're doing what they are. Especially that strange brotherhood crap we find out the Ripper belongs to. Another that vexes me is the fact that the film tries to get you to beleive that some old geezer is the one commiting these crimes. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we haven't ever figured out who the real Ripper was. We only have our assumptions. I'm not one to beleive that some fat elderly dude was killing all these hookers. Other than the that, the film wasn't to bad. The gore is on and the overall idea of the film is noble. It's just the confusing plot and that damn old geezer...
5/10 stars

JESSE BEDELL