Mary Reilly (1996)

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• moon r

  
  instead of the usual first person perspective of stevenson's jekyll/hyde saga, herein the action is viewed from the eyes of a possibly abused country servant girl, well played by julia roberts (the absolute best i've ever seen her). moody atmospherics and a paced timing -… More
  instead of the usual first person perspective of stevenson's jekyll/hyde saga, herein the action is viewed from the eyes of a possibly abused country servant girl, well played by julia roberts (the absolute best i've ever seen her). moody atmospherics and a paced timing - not to mention the interesting "my boyfriend is a drug addict" underpinnings - add to the classic horror feel of this and malkovich? ... born to play this role: cool, detached and bored as hell as jekyll; passionate, violent and out-of-control as hyde.

• Dean M

  
  Murky, mushy, glacially slow, and devoid of suspense, with one-note performances from the stars. Julia Roberts, unable to deploy her trademark smile, cowers like a scared rabbit, while John Malkovich inexplicably plays Jekyll and Hyde as looking and sounding almost exactly alike.

• Film C

  
  its watchable but not a great version of the story of jekly and hdye. Its acted well by both Roberts and Malkovich and its watchable and has funny scenes and it does keep you guessing for a while but theres not much to the storyline!

• Ginny  

  
  This movie captures my heart. Anyway, besides me, I think Julia Roberts played it all so well, even though Malkovich stole the spotlight all throughout the movie, I have to say this has to be one of the most best played roles Roberts has done in her career (despite what the critiques… More
  This movie captures my heart. Anyway, besides me, I think Julia Roberts played it all so well, even though Malkovich stole the spotlight all throughout the movie, I have to say this has to be one of the most best played roles Roberts has done in her career (despite what the critiques say!). In addition, Glen Close, as always, plays a perfectly wonderful, hard and wreched woman.

• _kelly .

  
  tense and engaging, but more drama than scares

• Drew S

  
  Ruinously boring, but with a few meager strengths to it. It's a neat stab at period horror and Stephen Frears pulled off the atmosphere of the tale very well...but there's an odd disassociation that comes with knowing the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde already. I felt like… More
  Ruinously boring, but with a few meager strengths to it. It's a neat stab at period horror and Stephen Frears pulled off the atmosphere of the tale very well...but there's an odd disassociation that comes with knowing the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde already. I felt like I was behind the plot and knew too much about it all at the same time. Julia Roberts is a disaster in this film and it's all because of her accent - or namely, her inability to utilize it or keep it consistent. John Malkovich isn't all that great either. This one's forgettable.

• Kylie B

  
  I really liked it, it was a different spin on a well known storyline. Perhaps I say that because I'm a sucker for horror romance (and John Malkovich with long hair), but I am a girl after all and should be allowed this vice. Ending was a let down, but it could hardly have had a… More
  I really liked it, it was a different spin on a well known storyline. Perhaps I say that because I'm a sucker for horror romance (and John Malkovich with long hair), but I am a girl after all and should be allowed this vice. Ending was a let down, but it could hardly have had a happy ending. Also enjoyed seeing Glenn Close as a Madame for some reason.

• Red L

  
  I watched this a year ago or so, and as the main reviewer states, the finale must not have been than hot as I cannot remember the ending.

• Emily A

  
  This movie is really good, and the only thing keeping it from being great is it's pace. It's just this side of inert. Apart from that, it's witty and subtle and is based on a really brilliant idea. John Malkovich is superb in this, and I just find Hyde's… More
  This movie is really good, and the only thing keeping it from being great is it's pace. It's just this side of inert. Apart from that, it's witty and subtle and is based on a really brilliant idea. John Malkovich is superb in this, and I just find Hyde's fascination for Mary to be delicious. Glenn Close is equally spicy, which makes it a shame that she appears so briefly.

• Steve B

  
  This should have been so much better with Malkovich in the Jekyll/Hyde role, but the screenwriter played fast and loose with the original story, and that cost it points.

• Michael G

  
  I don't remember much about this movie, but I remember that it sucked.

• Burger S

  
  Watch it for free on online ;)

• Audrey L

  
  Julia Roberts soes not do accents well...

• Sunil J

  
  Heard a lot of bad things about this but thought it was really pretty amazing. Creepy but still pretty cool.

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