Matrixston
Wow! Such a good movie.
Melanie Bouvet
The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Ortiz
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Sabrina Cotugno
My goodness gracious! What a train wreck of a film! Actually? I might want to retract that statement. I feel like calling this movie a train wreck is the film review equivalent of kicking an abused puppy. To call it a train wreck is to imply that there is anything to actually wreck. Well, there is the source material. I would be really saddened if this was someone's first exposure to the Jekyll and Hyde story, and had the story ruined for them! Okay, so this movie does deserve to be torn apart. Just a little.There are a lot of really awful adaptations of the Jekyll and Hyde story out there. A LOT. But as a big fan of the story, I can usually find one or two things in an otherwise steaming pile of crap to point out and say, "Well, at least this was decent." Can't do that with this film here! The writing is hilariously bland, the editing has multiple personality disorder (probably the most Jekyll and Hyde thing about the film, actually), and the actor who plays Jekyll looks like he's about to fall asleep whenever he talks.What really impressed me is how dorky they managed to make Mr. Hyde! Most adaptations can manage at least one "cool" scene for Hyde--I mean, really, he IS supposed to be the "fun" part of adapting the story. But not Jekyll+Hyde! Presumably due to budget problems, 90% of Hyde's evilness (i.e. murdering people for no clear reason) is performed offscreen. What dastardly deeds DOES he perform on-screen? He buys an under-21 girl alcohol, and then suggests that they might engage in sexual relations! In later scenes, he has consensual sex with another woman! Good heavens! Now granted, this DOES fall under "so bad it's hilarious" territory, so if that's what you're looking for (as I was), go ahead and give it a shot! But honestly? It's almost too bland to even find it's lameless entertaining. If you want a hilariously bad Jekyll and Hyde story, I suggest looking up the David Hasselhoff version of the Jekyll and Hyde stage musical ("It's Phantom-lite!"). Or, for a better modern adaptation with a charmingly over-the-top Hyde? Check out Steven Moffat's "Jekyll" from BBC! Jekyll nerdette OUT!
TdSmth5
This movie has great production values, good acting, a good idea behind the script, and competent crew, yet it fails at being in any way interesting or entertaining. The problem is how the story is told. Rather than go with a straightforward timeline, they mixed present and past and added a voice-over that provides some philosophical musings. The basic story is of course Jeckyl and Hyde: 2 personalities in one person, one good, one bad. The twist here is that the transformation is achieved here by a medical student looking for some breakthrough medication by experimenting with illicit drugs. The main character is established as a good guy only in a few scenes, most of the movie he spends as a bad guy, and he sure gets bad. Some of the scenes would be classified as "torture porn" by some, but in this case the victims are mostly males for some reason. Another sleazy character provides the drugs. Then there's the mandatory loving girl, who's interested in our JH for no reason and goes out of her way to care for him. Another friend gets to be the nice guy who gets bullied. There is not one character to care for. There's some gore and violence, a little bit of nudity of a corpse. Nothing that would make this movie worthwhile. Overall, for a horror movie this is rather tame and lame, slow-going and uninteresting.
Houseofpaws
This is suspenseful, kind of scary movie. It's a young version of the story. It's about a young genius medical student and he's not happy with his life. His whole life he's been the outcast type of guy, so he comes up with this drug that makes him this other person. The problem is, of course, the drug has many side affects and he eventually loses control. It's cool because a lot of kids can relate to it, cause who didn't wish when they were younger that they could just take a pill and be someone else. Plus, I think that Bryan Fisher is gorgeous. I think that we will soon be seeing him on the big screen a lot in the future. Bryan Fisher if you read this, you have such a hot 'sex face.' I can't wait to watch you in your future movies. Jekyll plus Hyde was awesome.
kelz-2003
I think this movie was done very very well. I to have not seen any of the actors/actresses perform before, however for a movie that hasn't had many reviews they were brilliant. I believe that most people will find it a tad predictable, this is only because everyone knows the story before this movie was made. The precision to Hyde (Jays) character was done so well, and it goes to show you how little humans do know about themselves! To be able to understand the mind of such a person is a difficult task, and I think if it had of been more complex in this movie it would have clearly lost viewers. Because most can't grasp the concept of what our true instincts can involve, and having the ability to focus oneself souly on acting on desires and wants, people tend to shy away from such a subject due to fear of finding such tendencies in themselves. Perhaps before pointing the finger at the world and blaming it for the actions of others, we should take a look and see what truly hides within ourselves.On a second note for those of you who wish to experiment on subjects such as yourselves, make sure you have a fair idea of what you're getting yourself into. I have experienced a chemical inbalance in the brain to cause violence and absence of mind control, it isn't a nice thing to endure, especially when that majority part of my life is mostly blank, but goes to show how easily things happen when created let alone when nature takes it true course.
