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Mary Reilly
The untold story of Jekyll and Hyde
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
- Original title
- Mary Reilly
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $47,000,000
- Revenue
- $12,379,402
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Aug 25, 2022 · via TMDB
Did we really need a secondhand retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale as seen through the eyes of the eponymous, non-canonical housemaid? This is such a well-known story that adding a fresh perspective may have seemed like a good idea at the time; on the other hand, what possible insight could Mary (Julia Roberts) offer when she’s either blind as a bat or dumb as a rock? She’s not alone, though; everyone in this movie who isn’t Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde suffers from Lois Lane Syndrome. The closest anyone ever comes to pointing out the uncanny resemblance between the "master" and his "assistant" is remarking that "they do look a bit alike." More like a yottabit. John Malkovich could have been as good an Edward Hyde as we was a Vicomte Valmont, and that’s precisely what made him wrong for the Henry Jekyll part. Casting him in both roles not only completely misses the original novel’s Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy theme, but also makes the rest of the characters, especially the heroine, like complete morons. And since everyone in the audience knows, if they know nothing else, that Jekyll and Hyde are one and the same, what the hell was the point anyway?
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Julia Roberts
Mary Reilly
John Malkovich
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
George Cole
Mr. Poole
Michael Gambon
Mary’s Father
Glenn Close
Mrs. Farraday
Kathy Staff
Mrs. Kent
Michael Sheen
Bradshaw
Bronagh Gallagher
Annie
Linda Bassett
Mary's Mother
Ciarán Hinds
Sir Danvers Carew
Henry Goodman
Haffinger
Wendy Nottingham
Screaming Girl's Mother
Moya Brady
Young Woman
Emma Griffiths Malin
Young Whore
Isabella Marshall
Screaming Girl
Richard Leaf
Screaming Girl's Father
Stephen Boxer
Inspector
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Stephenie McMillan
Set Decoration
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Consolata Boyle
Costume Design
Stephen Frears
Director
Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director
John Higgins
Chief Lighting Technician
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Iain Smith
Co-Producer
Christopher Hampton
Screenplay
Not So Long Ago
The Hateful Eight
Oliver!
Trick 'r Treat
A Christmas Carol
The Brides of Dracula
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
House of Usher
Love Finds A Home
Bride of Re-Animator
Sunshine
Rooster Cogburn
Jude
Miss Austen Regrets
Impromptu
SHEUT
Under The Greenwood Tree
Zillafoot
It's Alive
Jamaica Inn
The Others
Frankenstein
Malicious
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
The Dogs
The Experiment
Whisper
Byzantium
Dark Light
Castle Freak
Baby Blues
Victor Frankenstein
The Surrender
Brahms: The Boy II
The Inhabitant
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Evil
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