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This is one the the most underrated movies in cinema history!
Mary Reilly is a 1996 American gothic horror film directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich. It was written by Christopher Hampton and adapted from the 1990 novel of the same name by Valerie Martin (itself inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).
It was a box office bomb, making just $12 million against its $47 million budget.
One critic who could muster praise was Roger Ebert, who awarded the film three out of four stars, feeling the story "is in some ways more faithful to the spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson's original story than any of the earlier films based on it, because it's true to the underlying horror. This film is not about makeup or special effects, or Hyde turning into the Wolf Man. It's about a powerless young woman who feels sympathy for one side of a man's nature, and horror of the other."
The movie had in fact potential to be much more but still is a very good movie: it is very atmospheric, the acting is very good, the cinematography is beautiful and the score is very very good!
George Fenton is not a composer that i appreciate specially, but i really think he did a very good job in here; like the movie the score is very atmospheric, suspenseful and dramatic.
Favorite cues:
- The House Of Henry Jekyll (Opening Credits)
- ''It Comes In Like The Tide''
- The Transformation
- Mary Reilly (End Credits)

Still listening to this beauty!