[Taom]

From Hell is a steaming pile of shit. I've read plenty on ole Jack, and I own Alan Moore's graphic novel From Hell, which the movie is supposed to be based on, and it is a damn good read. The problem is that the two brothers who directed/produced the flick decided to do their own thing. For one, Inspector Aberline was a middleaged, short, non-attractive fat man who was married. The whole plotline of him loving the prostitute is shear fantasy. he never dabbled in opium, and most of his character as played by Depp in the film has nothing to do with the historical person, or the graphic novel that the film is supposedly based on. I know Aberline wouldn't have been a good leading man as he historically was, but come on, how do you think his relatives think?

Also, the graphic novel was completely told from the viewpoint of Jack The Ripper, which gave the whole thing a very good feel. The movie would have been much more interesting that way, but we all know that hollywood would never take a chance on making the movie how it should have been.

Most of the movie was taken up by the love story the moviemakers stuffed into the story and not much of history, or the graphic novel remain. Hell, even the ending, with Jack's big psychotic speel to Aberline was fucked up.

I went to see this flick in theaters, as a fan of the graphic novel and hated it. But to be fair, I rented it when it came out, and gave it a second chance. Final verdict?.......It completely sucks balls. :mad:


Edit: I forgot to mention, Aberline was well respected as an investigator, yet in this flick, everybody sees him as a crack because the film portrays him as an opium fiend who has visions that help him solve cases.