History YMMV / FromHell

** Creator/AlistairCrowley also appears as a CreepyChild asking Aberline if the killer is trying to cast a magic spell. Moore admits his appearance is also gratuitous.

** The change from the graphic novel with regards to baby Alice [[spoiler: now being the illegitimate heir to the throne]], because of the sheer ArtisticLicenseLaw it involves; [[spoiler: Ann and Albert's marriage was not approved by the reigning monarch, making it null and void in the eyes of the law, and Alice would be considered a bastard with no real claim to the throne]]. The comic had no such issue, since the murders [[spoiler: were done merely to prevent the scandal from spreading]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Gull leaps right the fuck over it at the end of his introductory chapter, when he forcibly lobotomizes Annie Crook to keep her from publicizing her relationship with Prince Eddy, leaving her a babbling lunatic who can't so much as control her bladder.

* WTHCastingAgency: A lot of fans weren't pleased with Johnny Depp being cast as Abberline, considering the massive heaping of AdaptationalAttractiveness it applies to the man. Alan Moore was especially critical of Abberline being combined with Robert Lees, and being turned into TheDandy. Especially egregious because the comic character was modeled off Robbie Coltrane...who appears in the film as Sgt Godley!

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** The comic isn't remotely subtle about its criticisms of the way sex workers and poor people in general were (and, by implication, still are) treated, nor does it need to be.
** The epilogue and "Dance of the Gull-Catchers" makes the case that it is horrible that people care more about the mystery of the killer than the fact that five women were brutally murdered.

* HarsherInHindsight: Gull's rant against modernity in chapter ten is very reminiscent of the traditionalist talking points of many contemporary far-right ideologies which have become more prominent during the TheNewTens, particularly his disgust at women working alongside men. Very intentional, as the book strongly implies that Gull's ritual is responsible for the rise of said ideologies to begin with.

* LesYay: Between multiple characters.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Creator/HughesBrothers are great. The source material is great. The cast is great. Costume work and camera placement are all excellent. All that aside, the movie itself is just decent and somewhat forgettable.
* WTHCastingAgency: Creator/HeatherGraham's attempts at an accent. A true, total miscast.

* AdaptationDecay: It does delve into the supernatural a bit, with the lead detective being a smack addict who may or may not be experiencing otherworldly knowledge, and Creator/IanHolm going from genial to creepy in mere moments. But it could never encapsulate everything in the book and Moore hates it, as he hates all adaptations of his work.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Hughes Brothers are great. The source material is great. The cast is great. Costume work and camera placement are all excellent. All that aside, the movie itself is just decent and somewhat forgettable.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Stacey from ''Series/GavinAndStacey'' plays Ann.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The comic isn't remotely subtle about its criticisms of the way sex workers and poor people in general were (and, by implication, still are) treated, nor does it need to be.

** A minor example is Joseph Merrick, aka the Elephant Man. While he was living in London around the time of the murders, he wasn't connected to them in any way, so there doesn't seem to be any reason to include him in the story... But Moore finds a way to do so that actually makes sense, even if it isn't based on any historical facts.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Being set in Victorian Britain, one could logically expect [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Sir William Gull, Frederick Abberline, Queen Victoria, Walter Sickert]] and the rest of the bunch to appear. But let's be honest: who seriously expected [[spoiler: Alois and Klara Hitler]] to play a role (however brief) in this book?

* BrokenBase: William Gull's [[spoiler:visions of the future and the past]] towards the end of the story. Up until that point the comic maintains a realistic tone, and Gull's various speeches on London's occult history and geography can simply be interpreted as something the character believes in. But [[spoiler:the visions]] add an supernatural element to the story that can't be explained away. While this sort of supernatural stuff is in accordance with Alan Moore's own occult beliefs, some readers felt that it adds a needlessly distracting element to a story that otherwise tries to portray the Jack the Ripper murders and Victorian London as realistically as possible.

** The chapter isn't called "The Unfortunate Mr Druitt" for nothing.

* {{Narm}}: The chief morgue attendant's general overreaction to the state of the prostitutes mangled bodies, especially when Abberline points out that the killer is stealing their organs. Looking at dead bodies in various degrees of mutilation has been his ''job'' for at least a few decades; surely he'd be used to this sort of stuff by now?!?

** Creator/NeilGaiman once [[https://youtu.be/337-ycZz6IM related an anecdote at a con]] in which Moore described such a scene to him. While he was eating. ''[[{{Squick}} Halfway through the meal]]''. Gaiman had to step outside not once but ''twice'' during the conversation to get some air, which led to Moore nicknaming him [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Neil "Scary Trousers" Gaiman, Master of Modern Horror]].

** The chapter isn't called ''The Unfortunate Mr Druitt'' for nothing.

* NauseaFuel: Some sections are hard to get through, due to the intense combination of Eddie Campbell's artwork and Moore's disturbing subject matter. An entire chapter is devoted to a graphically detailed dissection of a corpse.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Stacey from ''GavinAndStacey'' plays Ann.

* BaseBreaker: William Gull's [[spoiler:visions of the future and the past]] towards the end of the story. Up until that point the comic maintains a realistic tone, and Gull's various speeches on London's occult history and geography can simply be interpreted as something the character believes in. But [[spoiler:the visions]] add an supernatural element to the story that can't be explained away. While this sort of supernatural stuff is in accordance with Alan Moore's own occult beliefs, some readers felt that it adds a needlessly distracting element to a story that otherwise tries to portray the Jack the Ripper murders and Victorian London as realistically as possible.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In the end, is [[spoiler: Abberline's death from opium overdose just an accident, or does he kill himself because he can't ever see Mary again?]]

* {{Narm}} : The chief morgue attendant's general overreaction to the state of the prostitutes mangled bodies, especially when Abberline points out that the killer is stealing their organs. Looking at dead bodies in various degrees of mutilation has been his ''job'' for at least a few decades; surely he'd be used to this sort of stuff by now?!?