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From Hell (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Friday & Saturday Review
Reel.com (Tor Thorsen)
World Socialist Web Site
Expanded Cinemah
New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
The only note of authenticity in the movie comes from Ian Holm, playing the royal physician. What is this nuanced performance -- at least until the final fireworks -- doing in this ...read the complete From Hell movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
The Hughes Brothers and their cast have taken Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name and made it into one of the better bloody shockers of recent years. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
An astonishing act of synthesis, bringing together disparate Ripper theories and a fiercely idiosyncratic version of London's history, architecture, policing and social structure. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
This is Lancashire (--)
Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
I completely lost interest in the final 20 minutes. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Film Threat (--)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Plays the enigma game out fully and well. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Mr. Showbiz (Cody Clark)
Great atmosphere, thin mystery. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Cody Clark)
The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
So beautifully realized as a mood piece that it takes a while for a slight disappointment to register. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
From Hell is so beautifully realized as a mood piece that it takes a while for a slight disappointment to register. The movie isn't as scary as you'd like it be, and the mix of its elements don't quite take. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
The Hughes Brothers and their cast have taken Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name and made it into one of the better bloody shockers of recent years. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik
Xi-online (Edward van der Lugt)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
Pop Entertainment.com
25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
So preoccupied with being dark and twisted, it hardly has a hint of personality. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
The Popkorn Junkie
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
For all its strained attempts at sensationalism, From Hell comes across as little more than a slasher flick in Masterpiece Theatre costumes. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
While the film is visually stylish as all get-out, the film's slow pace, soulless lead performance, and confusing script left [me] with no actual feeling about the movie. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
USA TODAY
With almost as many subplots as corpses, the movie maintains its mild watchability only because the Ripper saga still engrosses. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at USA TODAY
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A remarkable technical achievement so far superior to the details of the plot and one-dimensional characters that it's a real shame. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
A creepy, moody, slow-paced film that adds no new angles to this well-worn legend. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
...this is simply a boring movie. It's far too long and a real snore-fest. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Movie Marshal (Gary Stevens)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
NutzWorld (Blake French)
The Hughes’ failure lies not within the technical aspects of the film, however, but within the misconnection with the audience. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at NutzWorld (Blake French)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
DVD Confidential
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Premiere (France) (--)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
There's no bite or sting, nor is there a single moment when the film is anything close to scary. It isn't ever engaging, either; it's a dull, sluggish bum-out. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Labyrinthine yet oversimple, the story seems to hide a more provocative one. But perhaps this is the nature of the beast. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
An artsy slasher film that makes good use of its large budget for costumes, production design, and surgically graphic corpses ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Exploded Goat review (Kent Conrad)
Alan Moore's graphic novel, From Hell, is an amazing piece of work; an encyclopedic document on the Jack the Ripper murders and a dizzyingly detailed slice of historical fiction. It combines bizarre theses with thorough research to meticulously recreate ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Exploded Goat review (Kent Conrad)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
It is deeply unpleasant to see women abducted, tortured and eviscerated by a methodical and meticulous butcher. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Film Threat (--)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
A visual tour-de-force; it's just that there's not much else to sink your teeth into once the pretty colors fade from view. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Film Threat (Heather Wadowski)
Could have been a beautiful and suspenseful thriller, lukewarm performances make the film just another movie to add to one's "rent-it-when-it-comes-to-DVD" list. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Film Threat (Heather Wadowski)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Feels stagy, stiff and entirely unnecessary. ...read the complete From Hell movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
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