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...second time in a year a hit movie has been made from a non-superhero comicbook. Topping box-office grosses this past weekend, "From Hell," starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, directed by the Hughes brothers follows the summer's indy-hit, "Ghost World." But unlike "Ghost World," in which the comicbook's creator, Dan Clowes, extensively participated in the movie, the authors of "From Hell," Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, had little to do with the film. The difference shows...
...JURGEN VOLLMER Johnny Depp as Inspector Aberline and Heather Graham as Mary Kelly in 'From Hell...
...surprise that moviegoers these days are desperate for escapism. If that mood holds, From Hell, opening this week, may be just what the doctor ordered. Especially if the doctor's name is Jekyll or Moreau. From Hell is Hollywood's latest search for Jack the Ripper. It stars Johnny Depp as an opium-addicted Victorian cop and Heather Graham as one of the prostitutes stalked by the madman in London's low-rent Whitechapel district in 1888. It's a shocking movie, to be sure, but this is its most unexpected twist: it is directed by the Hughes brothers, twins...
Despite the bigger budget ($35 million), a radical change of scene and an all-white cast, From Hell has some striking similarities to the Hughes twins' previous work: it's populated by hookers, and even good men are seduced by drugs. Depp's lavish, opium-induced visions help him solve the crime and let the brothers show off their visual bravado. "It was an interesting way to tell what was going on in his head," says Allen. ("We make no secret that we smoke marijuana," says Albert, who calls it "an aid to creativity...
...Johnny Depp...