From Hell
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 19, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
10
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Sensational and accomplished. Read full review
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
Gripping and stylish thriller. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Ambitious, visually stunning and hugely accomplished.
80
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
Their discretion makes From Hell less a horror movie than a classical film noir. Read full review
80
VarietyDerek Elley
Surprisingly conventional Olde London Towne gaslight mystery, gussied up with some doctored visuals, and an eccentric performance by Johnny Depp. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
A visionary breakthrough for the young directors, a darkly alluring and largely successful attempt to crowd the territory of Roman Polanski and Dario Argento. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Superbly shot around Prague -- From Hell is even more stylish than gruesome -- it has the lush decrepitude of an autumn compost heap or an old Hammer werewolf flick. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Depp gives yet another introspective, slightly mopey performance -- Graham never begins to act (and never has begun, as far as I know). But they're surrounded by an authentic, first-rate English cast.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie feels dark, clammy and exhilarating -- it's like belonging to a secret club where you can have a lot of fun but might get into trouble. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Mystery skillfully evokes Victorian London's dark depths. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie works well as a straight-out horror yarn, proving that the Hughes Brothers are more versatile than their previous "ghetto pictures" suggest. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's not a great movie by any means, but it grips tighter than a chokehold and it cuts as deep as a knife. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A tug-of-war between a bracing vision of a truly infernal crime spree -- complete with engaging whodunit storytelling -- and a sometimes clumsy period drama. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's by far the most violent, most clinical and most sumptuously atmospheric. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
An amazing physical specimen, beautifully photographed and edited. If you think of it as your own opium dream, you may dismiss the lousy story as a mere side effect. Read full review
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