Great! The best horror movie of the year 2001!

Rating: 10/10 (13 April 2002)

I saw this movie with my father and my brother on its second day in theaters. We went there not knowing what the movie was about. All I had heard was that Johnny Depp was in it. The same guy who did such a remarkable job on SLEEPY HOLLOW, which FROM HELL seems to be like in many ways. The first five minutes were a little boring, and since I missed Marilyn Manson's opening song, I had little to hope for. But by the end of the first murder, I thought "Wow! Cool! She's already dead!" After that, the movie just went up hill. It got better and better as it went along. The worst part for me was that in the blackness of the theater, me and my 29 year old brother ended up sitting in a double seat together. And my father (who was lucky and got a single seat) fell asleep twice and was continuously complaining "This movie's too damn gory and violent!" And I bit my tounge to keep myself from exclaiming "Well no sh*t! Its a movie about Jack the Ripper! What do you expect? A nice family movie?" Well, that it is not. It is extremely violent. *POSSIBLE SPOILER* The goriest part is when Jack slashes wide open the throat of one of the victims. When we left the theater, we had to listen to my dad's constant complaining while all I was thinking about was how long it would take for the film to come out on video. I would find out seven months later. Its only April and I still have to wait another month for this movie to come out on May 14. But, I guess its worth it since that's my birthday. But having to wait eight months for one damn movie to come out really sucks! DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE came out in December and it comes out in three days! Now look who's complaining. So, I give this movie 5/5. It was definetly the best horror film of the year 2001.