Rotten
The film is too mannered, too stuffy.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Mary Reilly
The untold story of Jekyll and Hyde
1996 · 1h 44m · R
Drama, History, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Overview
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Director and cast
- Stephen Frears Director
- Julia Roberts as Mary Reilly
- John Malkovich as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
- George Cole as Der Butler Mr. Poole
- Michael Gambon as Marys Vater
- Glenn Close as Mrs. Farraday
- Kathy Staff as Mrs. Kent
- Michael Sheen as Bradshaw
- Bronagh Gallagher as Annie
- Linda Bassett Cast
- Ciarán Hinds Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
26%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Sluggish and interminable, Mary Reilly makes good on little of its potential to be disturbing and none of its chance to be emotionally involving.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Unfortunately, your response to the bizarre story of terror and lust that dare not speak their name is pretty well limited to Roberts' response -- which is, in turn, limited by her technique.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Rotten
A perversely courageous disaster that audiences will simply hate.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Fresh
Mary Reilly works as Gothic melodrama because it understands the genre so well.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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