Mary Reilly
by Stephen Frears
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Actor: George Cole, John Malkovich, Julia Roberts, Kathy Staff, Michael GambonDirector: Stephen Frears
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Producer: Iain Smith
Producer: Lynn Pleshette
Producer: Nancy Graham Tanen
Producer: Ned Tanen
Producer: Norma Heyman
Writer: Christopher Hampton
Writer: Valerie Martin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Mary Reilly
Movie Review: It forces us to recognize our own Dr.Jekylls and Mr.Hydes
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the 10th time that i just finished watching the movie! I cant help it but watching again and again!you can see that this is a passionate, romantic, horror ,gothic, psychological movie. The first time you watch it you just undrestand whats happening at the end of it( and you feel the horror deeply! ) .But the second time you see a great story and how it was leading you at the first place but you couldnt see whats happening . You can deeply feel Julia's pain , passion and fright. Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts ) and her Employer they both has fractures in their souls and they start to get closer to each other when they begin to know more about each other."As Mary Reilly interprets it, this is not a classic conflict between good and evil -- life isn't that simple. Hyde does not represent the distillation of pure evil, just as Jekyll is not a paragon of righteousness. Each has virtues and flaws, and only together do they represent a whole person. Hyde is raw emotion -- the animal side of humanity. His passion, twisted though it may be, gives Jekyll the will to live. Through the dichotomy presented by these two characters, we are challenged to consider that perhaps it's the combination of good and evil, control and liberation, and restraint and passion that makes each of us who we are. Mary Reilly has the power to disturb because it forces us to look inside and recognize our own Jekylls and Hydes. By using Mary as the main character, this film is also able to illustrate the transforming power of love. To be sure, Mary Reilly isn't a conventional romance, but it's a love story nevertheless. Mary loves Jekyll for his goodness, and Hyde for what she sees of herself mirrored in him. When Jekyll speaks of having a fractured soul, Mary understands his pain. Her own spirit has been crippled by her childhood torture at the hands of an abusive father (Michael Gambon). Moreover, Hyde's feelings for Mary prove to be his undoing. In the end, her gift to him is indescribably precious.
Mary Reilly triumphs because of superlative character interaction. John Malkovich, who has played just about every kind of role in his varied career, brings a different slant to his Jekyll/Hyde portrayal. His Jekyll is a tragic figure of Shakespearean proportions; his Hyde is less a monster than a misanthrope. Meanwhile, opposite Malkovich, Julia Roberts graces the screen with a tender, beautifully understated performance that dwarfs anything she has previously done. Mary is both strong and vulnerable, and Roberts, looking convincingly frumpy and uncertain, creates a poignant, tormented character. Her work here is truly eye-opening.
I suspect that many who see Mary Reilly will get a completely different movie than they're expecting. Instead of murder and mayhem (although both of these are evident), we are presented with a beautifully-textured motion picture tapestry that focuses on characters and themes rather than gory special effects. Mary Reilly is haunting, not only because of its foggy, shadowy settings, but because of the questions it encourages us to ask about ourselves and others."
Summary of Mary Reilly
AN INNOCENT IRISH HOUSEMAID FINDS HERSELF ENMESHED IN A LOVETRIANGLE BETWEEN HER KINDLY EMPLOYER, DR. JEKYLL, AND HIS BRUTALALTER-EGO, MR. HYDE. SPECIAL FEATURES: LANGUAGES: ENGLISH,FRENCH, SPANISH, AND PORTUGUESE. SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH, FRENCH,SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINES, KOREAN AND THAI, AND MUCH MORE.Stephen Frears reunites with the production talents who made the tempting Dangerous Liaisons for this new look at the infamous Dr. Jekyll (a deft John Malkovich). Instead of being in the laboratory where the good doctor unlocks his evil twin, we stay in the mansion overlooking the lab. An inquisitive, proper maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) slowly becomes Dr. Jekyll's confidant. Rather than a horror story, the film is a spooky mystery that keeps us in the dark, and what a wonderful dark Frears and his designers have fashioned. Roberts carries the movie, digging deep for her best dramatic work to date. Though some may wish she'd show more passion, she holds her emotions appropriately in check. The movie faced considerable, well-documented troubles, including the reshooting of several scenes months after the initial production. This probably affected the finale, which has little impact and nearly ruins a good thing. --Doug Thomas
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