Review of From Hell (2001) by Grant T — 10 Jun 2014

A rather good story executed poorly. It wasn't exciting and not nearly scary. Performances were pretty flat and the ending was bad.

This review of From Hell (2001) was written by Grant T on 10 Jun 2014.

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