
Somewhere in England in the nineteenth century. A pretty housemaid works in a nice house, which is Dr. Henry Jekyll's (John Malkovich's) house. Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) think she found her best job, because she is poor and the doctor is well-known and rich. This movie tells the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" story as a woman sees the two men, one of them is good and the other is evil. And she loves them.... (Full plot summary below)
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Somewhere in England in the nineteenth century. A pretty housemaid works in a nice house, which is Dr. Henry Jekyll's (John Malkovich's) house. Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) think she found her best job, because she is poor and the doctor is well-known and rich. This movie tells the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" story as a woman sees the two men, one of them is good and the other is evil. And she loves them.
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| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAn engrossing examination of the elemental forces that define human nature. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWorks as Gothic melodrama because it understands the genre so well. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseIf nothing else, proves that when you take Julia's lipstick away, much of her appeal goes, too. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesMary Reilly will undoubtedly leave many people cold, but I snuggled into its bleakness. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyToo bad the overreaching script has to go after effects recalling "Alien," but as a stylistic exercise this still has its chills. |
| Film ScoutsLeslie Rigoulot'Boring' is just about the worst thing a movie can be and Mary Reilly is boring. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenThis isn't dumb, but it plays out as academically as it sounds, without a shred of true terror and with only the most muted sexual charge. Solemn, portentous and curiously dull, there is simply no chemical charge between Roberts and Malkovich. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunAs a study of repression, Mary Reilly has some great moments, but it seems director Stephen Frears was aiming for intense and brooding, and boring is what he got. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinA gloomy film with a story whose outcome... is an especially foregone conclusion. |
| Portland OregonianTim AppeloThe film's chief novelty turns out to be its drab ''literary'' approach to horror. |