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Cast
- Julia RobertsMary Reilly
- John MalkovichDr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
- George ColeMr. Poole
- Michael GambonMary’s Father
- Glenn CloseMrs. Farraday
- Kathy StaffMrs. Kent
- Michael SheenBradshaw
- Bronagh GallagherAnnie
- Linda BassettMary's Mother
- Ciarán HindsSir Danvers Carew
Recommendations
- 88
ReelViews
An engrossing examination of the elemental forces that define human nature. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Works as Gothic melodrama because it understands the genre so well. - 60
Chicago Reader
Too bad the overreaching script has to go after effects recalling "Alien," but as a stylistic exercise this still has its chills. - 60
Empire
This isn't afraid to be a horror movie. - 50
Los Angeles Times
There is nothing to be embarrassed about here, neither is there much to relish, for Mary Reilly has more of the sheen of art than its essence. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The film is too mannered, too stuffy. Even Malkovich's interesting performance won't let it break free of a formal style and cloyingly creepy tone that becomes precious while trying to be merely claustrophobic. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
The film's chief novelty turns out to be its drab ''literary'' approach to horror. - 40
Austin Chronicle
A gothic little slip of a film, beautiful to behold but with less substance than the shadowy tendrils of fog that blanket nearly every scene.
