FROM HELL - 2001

Johnny Depp portrays Inspector Fred Abberline, a

Scotland Yard detective who, aided by his dependency

on opium, laudanum, and absinthe, has an uncanny

ability to solve crimes. Through his drug addiction,

Abberline is "chasing the dragon"; when the fragile

vulnerability of his character is exposed, the viewer

learns the detective is chasing much, much more. Ian Holm plays Sir William Gull, an aging physician of

Britain's royal family. The good doctor is so calm, cold,

reserved, detached, and calculating I'll wager he could

freeze the mercury on a thermometer. Holm and Depp

easily carry this movie, augmented by haunting images

of avarice, brutality, and a less than complimentary

portrayal of the freemasons.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm,

Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson.

Directed by: Albert Hughes.

Quality: Very Good Xvid from DVD.

Length: 1hr. 57min.

Language: English.

Size: 720 x 336