From Hell (2001)
Directed by Albert Hughes
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
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The oft-televised The Lodger (1944) is moodier, while 1979's Time After Time is more fanciful and more fun.
Mary Kelly (Heather Graham), Kate Eddowes (Lesley Sharp, "Naked"), Liz Stride (Susan Lynch, "Nora"), Dark Annie Chapman (Katrin Cartlidge, "Naked") and Polly (Annabelle Apsion, "The War Zone") are friends who work the streets and try to protect one another from the street thugs who harass them for a pound a week in protection money.
Accordingly, she stands out from the other actresses - such as Susan Lynch ("Beautiful Creatures," "Waking Ned Devine") and Katrin Cartlidge ("Breaking the Waves," "Career Girls") - who embody similar characters.
Just as Sherlock Holmes did in "Murder by Decree" and "A Study in Terror," the inspector finds a connection to the growing list of victims, a ritualistic aspect to the crimes, and clues that lead him to the gates of Buckingham Palace and a grand government conspiracy.
Moore's story addresses only a few key theories, including the possible involvement of Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert, and the queen's personal physician, William Gull -- the latter masterfully portrayed by veteran actor Ian Holm ("The Madness of King George," "Chariots of Fire").
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Accordingly, she stands out from the other actresses - such as Susan Lynch ("Beautiful Creatures," "Waking Ned Devine") and Katrin Cartlidge ("Breaking the Waves," "Career Girls") - who embody similar characters.
This was another Hollywood blunder along the lines of hiring Clint Eastwood to direct Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Accordingly, she stands out from the other actresses - such as Susan Lynch ("Beautiful Creatures," "Waking Ned Devine") and Katrin Cartlidge ("Breaking the Waves," "Career Girls") - who embody similar characters.
Among the suspects, From Hell rounds up high-class characters played by such distinguished British actors as Ian Richardson (Dark City), Ian Holm (The Madness of King George), and Terence Harvey (Secrets and Lies).
Moore's story addresses only a few key theories, including the possible involvement of Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert, and the queen's personal physician, William Gull -- the latter masterfully portrayed by veteran actor Ian Holm ("The Madness of King George," "Chariots of Fire").
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Not the murders, but the clones of characters from "Millennium" and "Manhunter."
Supporting performances among the male characters are generally okay, with Robbie Coltrane ("The World Is Not Enough," "Message in a Bottle") and Ian Holm ("The Sweet Hereafter," "Big Night") being the most prominent actors playing those who assist the inspector in different ways.
His footwork uncovers the real identity of Prince Albert and his interview with Sir William, (Ian Holm, "Big Night") practitioner to the Royals, confirms his suspicions that the murderer must have the education of a surgeon.