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Title: From Hell Is Coppolistic...
Review: The Hughes Brothers turn at recreating the look of Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula and Burton's Sleepy Hollow isn't bad. The cinematography is wonderful and lush. The leads fare well but could have been recast with unknowns or more believable actors. It has a nice easy pacing and creative/modern editing, but it lacks in story. Although, we follow Jack the Ripper anonymously until the end (good choice), I feel that they should have left his character at more of a mystery since no one really knows who he was anyway. Ian Holm is wonderful and his acting is well worthy of the film's dark and and haunting look. The Extra DVD is loaded with cool stuff, including a fascinating look at Absinthe.... ****stars
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