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The Hughes brothers, most famous for their gritty and groundbreaking debut street drama Menace II Society, have returned from a five year absence with From Hell, a thriller/crime drama concerning the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Although the Victorian era legend needs no real introduction, for those living in...
The Hughes brothers parachute us into the narrative around the time of the first incident, where real-life Inspector Frederick Abberline—played, accent and all, by Johnny Depp—is assigned to lead the investigation into what would became infamously known as the Ripper Murders. What the...
That said, the Hughes brothers deserve commendation for considerable, tasteful restraint in the, um, execution of the actual murders. Much is left to the imagination, as subtle shadows obscure physical wounds or the deliberate panning away of the camera leaves much violence out of the frame, even if the gory...
After becoming disenchanted with the Hollywood filmmaking system, the Hughes brothers took a hiatus from the craft, delving into documentary film before coming back to fiction with From Hell. Did the brothers return with revitalized energy and a new zest for filmmaking? Unfortunately, no. Maybe they should just stick to...
Albert & Allen Hughes