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DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE – Mark McKenzie
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Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
A classic sci-fi horror tale with a comic twist, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is a modern reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Directed by David Price, the film stars Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Jacks, a chemist working at a fragrance company, who also happens to be the great-grandson of Dr Henry Jekyll, the protagonist of the original story. After he receives his great-grandfather’s scientific notes as part of an inheritance, the shy and bumbling Jacks tinkers with and creates a new serum, intending to use it as a base for a new women’s perfume; unfortunately, when he tests the serum on himself, he finds himself transformed into the beautiful, confident, and very female Helen Hyde (Sean Young) – and Helen is determined to take over Richard’s life. However, despite having a fun supporting cast – Lysette Anthony, Harvey Fierstein, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jeremy Piven – the film was both a critical and commercial flop, and is mostly forgotten today. Read more…
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