Julia Roberts - Yay Or Nay?

[JCLC11]

Personally? I ADORE her . . . What do you think??

BTW: Yes, I believe she deserved the Academy Award . . . :)

[Buck Turgidson]

Neigh

[platanero79]

Nay I Personally think she ugly and she didn't deserve the Oscar! for Erin Brockovich

[BadCoverVersion]

Neigh...

Not once, not twice, but thrice.

Did she deserve the oscar?

See Ellen Burstyn and Bjork for the answer to that one.

[idealdiscountdude]

A Big YAY from me!

I LOVE Julia Roberts. I have had a crush on her since I first saw Pretty Woman in the cinemas at the age of 9 or 10.

And yes she did deserve the Oscar! She was brilliant in Erin Brockovich.

[Raoul Duke]

NAY!

[FeydRautha]

Nay for me. I can't respect a woman who once said in an interview:

"I don't even look in mirrors anymore. I have a team of people in my employ whose job it is to make sure I'm always looking perfect."

She's said a few other things that give me the impression she's become a snob since becoming mega-successful. I just can't stand people like that.

[Rated R]

I'd bang her but only because I hate her so much and I would do it in the most humiliating way possible for her. Why? Because that's the kind of guy I am.

[Jon Lyrik]

Nay. Big, fat nay.

[BorderEevilIII]

Well JULIA is definately A Top 10 Nay Celebrity here @ JoBlo so I am going YAY! I have NEVER been disapointed from any movies that I have seen that she starred in. In exception to Mary Reily which I haven't seen yet. I just wish she would make amends w/ her big bro Eric, well thats a tall order thats NEVER gonna happen but thats how things are when ur a big celeb!:D

[Indiana Sev]

Nay.

What's the big deal about her?

She's okay but there are at least 2 dozen actresses out there with more charm, beauty and talent.

(i.e. Natalie Portman, Juliette Binoche, Monica Belluci...)

[MyClone]

I'd say NAY, but I'm afraid she would bite me with that big-ass mouth of hers! Truthfully, I can't stand her, especially trying to hog the scene when Denzel Washington won the Oscar.

[charliebobo]

Nay nay nay!!!

[happy OUT here]

YAY. She deserved the Oscar, she will earn more.

[FeydRautha]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
I just wish she would make amends w/ her big bro Eric,


That's what I've always wondered about. Does anyone here know what caused their falling-out? Or is it just standard sibling rivalry?

PS: I know a lot of people slam "Mary Reilly", but I enjoyed it and I think you will too if you're a fan of Roberts.

[Hannibal21]

OH GOD!!! NAY! NAY! NAY!

She did NOT deserve that fucking oscar, she did not even deserve to get nominated. :mad:

[asyouwish530]

I sure wouldn't mind seeing her naked, but that's about it...

[ilovemovies]

YAY she was great in Erin Brockovich and Mary Reilly and Michael Collins and I LOVED her in My Best Friend's Wedding.

[BorderEevilIII]

Originally posted by FeydRautha
That's what I've always wondered about. Does anyone here know what caused their falling-out? Or is it just standard sibling rivalry?


I can rule out sibling rivalry. They have never done any known movies together,no known pics of them in public. Julia wants nothing/nada/postcard/letter contact that involves Eric. Reason why still remains a mystery....

[Mick]

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
I can rule out sibling rivalry. They have never done any known movies together

What about this (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0096951) one?

Julia's a big NAY for me.. she may not be "ugly ugly", but she's definitely "TV ugly" at least.... . She also seems like a real bitch, and her mouthies are pretty shit.

[Moviefan1234]

Yay, and yes she did deserve the oscar!

[Rob Gordon]

Nay. Both talentless and unattractive; deadly combination.

[Grebdron]

Eeeeekkk!!!

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by Rob Gordon
Nay. Both talentless and unattractive; deadly combination.

She wouldn't be the biggest female star in the world if she was talentless.

[BorderEevilIII]

Well Mick, I guess Bro & Sis did a movie together after all.:D But I NEVER heard of that one. Ya gotta figure that Julia got noticed thru Mystic Pizza but her career REALLY launched when she did Pretty Woman.

[Heavenley]

NAY!!!

She's so overrated.............nothing special there.

[FRED SANFORD]

YAY! I like Julia Roberts. Her acting is directly based off of the directors she has so her performances go up and down, but as an actress I realy like her a lot.

[The Shootin Surgeon]

nay... nay please make it stop... make her go... naynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynayna ynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynaynayn aynaynay

[Invincible]

Neigh...

[ColinM]

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0195685/2

Yay. I know she has a lot of naysayers here, but I'm a big fan of hers. She's always very charming and entertaining, and is a much better actress than most people give her credit for. She was indeed great in Erin Brockovich, and although she didn't deserve the Oscar win, she certainly deserved a nomination. She was great in Pretty Woman too, of course, and am I the only one who really enjoyed her performance in The Mexican?

I think she's pretty too. Maybe not too sexy, but pretty. Sure the teeth are distracting sometimes, but still...

[ColinM]

Originally posted by FeydRautha
Nay for me. I can't respect a woman who once said in an interview:

"I don't even look in mirrors anymore. I have a team of people in my employ whose job it is to make sure I'm always looking perfect."

Did you read this or hear it in an interview? It sounds more like a joke that might have been taken out of context.


P.S. - I was annoyed by her "I love my life" comment at the Oscars, but that's probably only because I was rooting for Russell...

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by ColinM
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0195685/2

am I the only one who really enjoyed her performance in [b]The Mexican




Nope. I loved her in it too. A really good movie too. She and James Gandolfini were great though I enjoyed Pitt's scenes even more because he was great in it. I think he has a real gift for comedy that he seems to rarely explore. Anyway I'm going off subject.

[FeydRautha]

Originally posted by ColinM
Did you read this or hear it in an interview? It sounds more like a joke that might have been taken out of context.

I found it in the "Quotes" section of an Aussie film mag. But the Quotes editor makes little notes under each quote, and having read the whole interview inferred that she was serious when she said this.

I don't blame actors for being confident, you need tons of self-confidence to do that job, but there's a difference between confidence and arrogance. Every time I hear or read her being interviewed she just rubs me the wrong way.

[zsofika]

she is one of hollywood`s present puppets...i try to re-
member any thing of signifigance..that she has ever
said...my memory bank...projects on my mind screen..
a barbie doll ...in the real...the hair...the legs....the
words...that come out of her mouth...are not all that
complicated...say...compared to katherine hepburn..
or even the passionate characterizations of liz taylor..
and about..well..she is a prize winning star...well just
look at the people in charge..politically...of major de-
cisions...do we worship madness or what...i thing about
what julie.(.and could she have played Miss Julie).(.i doubt
it)....will leave young women...as archetypals...(yungian
theories)...and i feel she has not brought any new
daring....dimensions ...to women`s awareness...like
oprah...their contradictions in their persona...have no
lasting impressions..of any thing different...then a
couple of ladies...who know how to manipulate...
the world...financially...and love to be envied..but as
pure entertainment for young men...tired from a week
of rock breaking in the minds of modern cave dwellers..
she seems to relieve sexual anxiety...quench the labido
...but i personally like to groove on ...a star...also...
having more than sex appeal....but it seems the times
we live in....woman mother...prostitute..whorl...all this
decorative ....scenarios...so little billy bad boy...don``t
want to kill any more...as they say...the depth of sex
is very close to the depth of death...similar intensity..
so from this perspective i can understand...an esoteric
wise man once said....oohones ago...80 per cent of
humanity...spends all their time in the sexual centre..
along with zoo animals.....i agree with clint eastwood,
..what comes out of hollywood is
really teenage stuff...i get all my...really exotic sensual
art impressions from european films...as i look back..
i was once a teenager...brainy little cherub...but none
the less...pretty women are important...and i might
have really...adored her....when i was 18...as i also
had horses...and am a horse crazy lady.....in all fairness...but when i was eighteen we only went to drive-in theatres to
make out...i didn`t need to fantasize as i had and have
my own sex life...
i had liz taylor...hepburn...etc...women with curves and
humanities...to boot...not women still with skinny teenage
looks...and giggles....over achieving victimized characters...
i always use liz or catherine...as the mirrors of real women
in the arts...can you ever see liz playing....these parts...
acting this....empty...i guess like high school boys running
the world...high school girls...are winning all the prizes...
...have you ever seen liz giggle...and show so much
hysteria....believe me she has far too much self respect and
dignity...to be used in the male macho machine...presently
strong holding hollywood...where the old geezers...are hoping
that...the mechanical...part of the viewer..is lamenting their
demise...as they project...their last foot hold in life...strange
how many of the greats...are now known for being drug
addicts...alcoholics...addictive types(lucky for me i grew up
reading novels)...i think john malkovich...expresses... his
observations of hollywood..in a most informative way....i don``t
go to movies to dream...i got to get something...of substance
to add to my own artistic projects..

[PrettyInPink]

Nay I wouldnt shag her, though I dont think she is dog ugly, just trashy ugly.

:confused: Me too.:)

I dont rate her as an actress but do enjoy most of her films as im really into girly films and slushy shit. Sorry.

Have I just dug a hole?.......................

deeper..................................deeper.... ..........................deeper
..............................deeper.............. ...............deeper.........
stop digging.:D

[MickeyKnox]

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[Annie Hall]

I don't loathe her entirely. Sometimes I even enjoy her. But, she is by no means one of the better actresses of her generation.

I actually enjoyed her in Everyone Says I Love You, but then again, Allen can make anyone look good.

[Slim]

Nay. Just plain terrible.

[Max Colston]

Hell Yay! God, I loved her in Erin Brokovich! HOT!

[ERIN_LoJ]

Julias one of those strange actresses to me. Some movies make her beautiful, some plain, some downright unattractive. In Pretty women, erin brochovic, and steal magnolias she was pretty. But some movies...eck. It depends on the movie with her. I thought Erin B. was an excellent movie, she acted terrific in it, so I dont see that she didn't deserve the oscar.

[urbanlegend23]

YAY

I hate her personality, she isn't funny but she is annoying. But star-wise, she is a very beautiful person and a good actress.

[vtadave]

I'm guessing a blowjob from her would be quite memorable. Those lips...

[Trinity]

I really, really like her - A LOT. I'm probably one of the 2-3 people on the planet that didn't have a problem with her winning that Oscar (although there were a few others who were equally deserving). She was great in "Erin Brokovich", I love that movie, but my favorite Julia movie is the romatic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding". But she has made her fair share of clunkers (Runaway Bride and Notting Hill are among my most hated movie).

[the movie guy]

Her looks are a mild YAY.

Her acting is a moderate YAY.

She seems really dumb though, and she's annoying.

[wyodebbie]

Yes I like her films, started out real strong with Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman with very good acting talent, but more of a personality actress instead of a great acting talent, but did feel Closer did some very good acting also. Definitely didn't feel Erin Brockovich Oscar worthy role. Some of her other films like are America's Sweethearts, Mary Reilly, Mexican, Michael Collins, Conspiracy Theory.

[Cronos]

im gonna have to go for a Nay, dont find her attractive and never been very impressed with her acting ability

[lunatic]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
She wouldn't be the biggest female star in the world if she was talentless.

Who cares about "the world"? She is not the biggest star in the world. Her romantic comedies are low point except her collaboration with H. Grant - that movie was good because of excellent British cast. Pretty Woman? I would prefer Tinto Brass movies about lucky prostitutes over that garbage. Erin Brockovich has a quality of TV movie. She sucked in any other genres and was an embarrassment in HOOK. No talents. She's attractive to those Anglosaxonian men who do not know better.
Plus some housewives tell themselves "I can not be much worse than her!" and them are her major audience.
Eric, you are a very good actor but you have to burn in Hell for what you've done to us by introducing Julia to "the world"!
:mad: :mad:

[lunatic]

Originally posted by Trinity
I really, really like her - A LOT. I'm probably one of the 2-3 people on the planet that didn't have a problem with her winning that Oscar (although there were a few others who were equally deserving). She was great in "Erin Brokovich", I love that movie, but my favorite Julia movie is the romatic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding". But she has made her fair share of clunkers (Runaway Bride and Notting Hill are among my most hated movie).


NOTTING HILL is her BEST comedy. My Best Friend's Wedding is a bore.

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by lunatic
Who cares about "the world"? She is not the biggest star in the world. Her romantic comedies are low point except her collaboration with H. Grant - that movie was good because of excellent British cast. Pretty Woman? I would prefer Tinto Brass movies about lucky prostitutes over that garbage. Erin Brockovich has a quality of TV movie. She sucked in any other genres and was an embarrassment in HOOK. No talents. She's attractive to those Anglosaxonian men who do not know better.
Plus some housewives tell themselves "I can not be much worse than her!" and them are her major audience.
Eric, you are a very good actor but you have to burn in Hell for what you've done to us by introducing Julia to "the world"!
:mad: :mad:

Well obviously we disagree. I think she's extremely attractive and a very good actress as well.

[lunatic]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
Well obviously we disagree. I think she's extremely attractive and a very good actress as well.

Nothing personal but "extremely attractive" statement proves what I wrote. Good actress defined by "romantic comedies only" standard?
:confused: :confused:

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by lunatic
Nothing personal but "extremely attractive" statement proves what I wrote. Good actress defined by "romantic comedies only" standard?
:confused: :confused:

It's all a matter of opinions. And I'm not sure what you mean in your first sentence. But I can several nonromantic comedies that I've liked Julia Roberts in. To name just a few: Mary Reilly, Michael Collins, Erin Brockovich, Mona Lisa Smile, Closer (didn't like the movie but I liked the acting, including hers), Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Conspiracy Theory, The Pelican Brief, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Flatliners. None of those are romantic comedies and I think she's good to great in all of those.


Also, My Best Friend's Wedding is a romantic comedy of coarse, but it's still slightly different and a little more edgy than what she normally does.

I think she's a much more versatile actress than people give her credit for. Romantic comedy genre may be her bread and butter, but she's done lots of other different stuff as well.

[lunatic]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
It's all a matter of opinions. And I'm not sure what you mean in your first sentence. But I can several nonromantic comedies that I've liked Julia Roberts in. To name just a few: Mary Reilly, Michael Collins, Erin Brockovich, Mona Lisa Smile, Closer (didn't like the movie but I liked the acting, including hers), Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Conspiracy Theory, The Pelican Brief, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Flatliners. None of those are romantic comedies and I think she's good to great in all of those.


Also, My Best Friend's Wedding is a romantic comedy of coarse, but it's still slightly different and a little more edgy than what she normally does.

I think she's a much more versatile actress than people give her credit for. Romantic comedy genre may be her bread and butter, but she's done lots of other different stuff as well.

If you included Mary Reilly no arguments can make any difference. Blind love.
On that list of yours there is no classy movie at all. Conspiracy Theory could have been much better without her. Flatliners? Well, maybe next to Darkness Falls or Boogeyman.
My major point is she does not deserve even 1% of what she got based on her talents. :(

[lunatic]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
It's all a matter of opinions. And I'm not sure what you mean in your first sentence. But I can several nonromantic comedies that I've liked Julia Roberts in. To name just a few: Mary Reilly, Michael Collins, Erin Brockovich, Mona Lisa Smile, Closer (didn't like the movie but I liked the acting, including hers), Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Conspiracy Theory, The Pelican Brief, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Flatliners. None of those are romantic comedies and I think she's good to great in all of those.


Also, My Best Friend's Wedding is a romantic comedy of coarse, but it's still slightly different and a little more edgy than what she normally does.

I think she's a much more versatile actress than people give her credit for. Romantic comedy genre may be her bread and butter, but she's done lots of other different stuff as well.

Maid for Jekyll or Hyde?
by Betty Jo Tucker

Robert Louis Stevenson’s "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," a classic tale of good versus evil in 19th century Edinburgh, usually makes an exciting, suspenseful transfer to the big screen. In 1920, John Barrymore brought Jekyll and Hyde to life in an acclaimed performance. Without relying on excessive makeup, he merely contorted his body to become the nefarious Hyde. Frederic March won an Oscar in 1932 for his brilliant Jekyll/Hyde interpretation. And, in 1941, Spencer Tracy held audiences spellbound when he changed from the respected Dr. Jekyll to the murderous Mr. Hyde.

Unfortunately, Mary Reilly, a psychological drama inspired by the Jekyll/Hyde story (as depicted in a novel by Valerie Martin), breaks a tradition of high quality. In fact, after seeing this dreadful film, I have nightmares about being forced to sit through it one more time.

Julia Roberts seems wildly miscast as Mary Reilly, an innocent Irish chamber-maid attracted to both Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde. How could sweet little Mary be interested in the mysterious Mr. Hyde, you ask? Perhaps because he reminds her of her abusive father (Michael Gambon from Toys) -- who found unusual ways to torture his daughter as she was growing up.

More pouty woman than pretty woman in this role, Roberts’ most dramatic emotion seems to be unrelenting listlessness. Playing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons), apparently thinks all he needs to transform his character from good to evil is a moustache and a beard. And, oh yes, sometimes a louder voice.

Billed as a "gothic horror thriller," only one scene in Mary Reilly even came close to frightening me. When Dr. Jekyll’s kitchen staff prepares an eel for cooking, I gasped and closed my eyes – but for a very short time.

Yes, Mary Reilly oozes with dismal, foggy atmosphere. But its murky cinematography and a musical score even more boring than the rest of the film, plus a demeaning cameo by the usually wonderful Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), add to the dreariness of the entire film experience.

Finding any depth of meaning in Mary Reilly may be difficult indeed, but I overheard a disgruntled moviegoer describing this disappointing flick as "a story about the triumph of evil over evil." I think he's right.

That spinning sound you hear is Robert Louis Stevenson turning over in his grave.

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by lunatic
Maid for Jekyll or Hyde?
by Betty Jo Tucker

Robert Louis Stevenson’s "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," a classic tale of good versus evil in 19th century Edinburgh, usually makes an exciting, suspenseful transfer to the big screen. In 1920, John Barrymore brought Jekyll and Hyde to life in an acclaimed performance. Without relying on excessive makeup, he merely contorted his body to become the nefarious Hyde. Frederic March won an Oscar in 1932 for his brilliant Jekyll/Hyde interpretation. And, in 1941, Spencer Tracy held audiences spellbound when he changed from the respected Dr. Jekyll to the murderous Mr. Hyde.

Unfortunately, Mary Reilly, a psychological drama inspired by the Jekyll/Hyde story (as depicted in a novel by Valerie Martin), breaks a tradition of high quality. In fact, after seeing this dreadful film, I have nightmares about being forced to sit through it one more time.

Julia Roberts seems wildly miscast as Mary Reilly, an innocent Irish chamber-maid attracted to both Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde. How could sweet little Mary be interested in the mysterious Mr. Hyde, you ask? Perhaps because he reminds her of her abusive father (Michael Gambon from Toys) -- who found unusual ways to torture his daughter as she was growing up.

More pouty woman than pretty woman in this role, Roberts’ most dramatic emotion seems to be unrelenting listlessness. Playing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons), apparently thinks all he needs to transform his character from good to evil is a moustache and a beard. And, oh yes, sometimes a louder voice.

Billed as a "gothic horror thriller," only one scene in Mary Reilly even came close to frightening me. When Dr. Jekyll’s kitchen staff prepares an eel for cooking, I gasped and closed my eyes – but for a very short time.

Yes, Mary Reilly oozes with dismal, foggy atmosphere. But its murky cinematography and a musical score even more boring than the rest of the film, plus a demeaning cameo by the usually wonderful Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction), add to the dreariness of the entire film experience.

Finding any depth of meaning in Mary Reilly may be difficult indeed, but I overheard a disgruntled moviegoer describing this disappointing flick as "a story about the triumph of evil over evil." I think he's right.

That spinning sound you hear is Robert Louis Stevenson turning over in his grave.


Yeah, well here's James Berardinelli's review of Mary Reilly:


Mary Reilly
A Film Review by James Berardinelli
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United States, 1996
U.S. Release Date: 2/23/96 (wide)
Running Length: 1:48
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, mature themes)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Cast: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Glenn Close, Michael Gambon
Director: Stephen Frears
Producers: Ned Tanen, Nancy Graham Tanen, and Norma Heyman
Screenplay: Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Valerie Martin
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Music: George Fenton
U.S. Distributor: TriStar Pictures

Mary Reilly, brought to the screen by Dangerous Liaisons director Stephen Frears and Liaisons screenwriter Christopher Hampton, may be the most thought- provoking, intelligent, and disturbing motion picture version of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ever to be produced. Telling the classic split- personality story from the point-of-view of Dr. Jekyll's (John Malkovich) maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts), this movie is an engrossing examination of the elemental forces that define human nature.

Those looking for a classic horror story would do better to rent a videotape of one of the earlier, more straightforward versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Despite copious quantities of spilled blood and a grotesque Jekyll-to-Hyde transformation, Mary Reilly's horror is primarily psychological. The film moves slowly, giving us time to understand the characters and their circumstances, and to absorb the wonderfully eerie atmosphere created by Frears and his cinematographer, Philippe Rousselot. From start-to-finish, Mary Reilly takes place under a shroud of gothic gloom which features benighted alleyways and fog-choked streets.

For filmmakers, it seems that the easiest way to handle the Dr. Jekyll story is to cheapen it. Witness last year's abominable Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde. Frears and Hampton, however, have no intention of taking this easy way out. Instead, they wrestle with all of the difficult issues raised by the story, taking them up in a manner that never cheats the audience. Mary Reilly possesses unexpected depth and strength.

Any serious film interpretation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde must, first and foremost, explore the meaning of Jekyll's split personality. As Mary Reilly interprets it, this is not a classic conflict between good and evil -- life isn't that simple. Hyde does not represent the distillation of pure evil, just as Jekyll is not a paragon of righteousness. Each has virtues and flaws, and only together do they represent a whole person. Hyde is raw emotion -- the animal side of humanity. His passion, twisted though it may be, gives Jekyll the will to live. Through the dichotomy presented by these two characters, we are challenged to consider that perhaps it's the combination of good and evil, control and liberation, and restraint and passion that makes each of us who we are. Mary Reilly has the power to disturb because it forces us to look inside and recognize our own Jekylls and Hydes.

By using Mary as the main character, this film is also able to illustrate the transforming power of love. To be sure, Mary Reilly isn't a conventional romance, but it's a love story nevertheless. Mary loves Jekyll for his goodness, and Hyde for what she sees of herself mirrored in him. When Jekyll speaks of having a fractured soul, Mary understands his pain. Her own spirit has been crippled by her childhood torture at the hands of an abusive father (Michael Gambon). Moreover, Hyde's feelings for Mary prove to be his undoing. In the end, her gift to him is indescribably precious.

Mary Reilly triumphs because of superlative character interaction. John Malkovich, who has played just about every kind of role in his varied career, brings a different slant to his Jekyll/Hyde portrayal. His Jekyll is a tragic figure of Shakespearean proportions; his Hyde is less a monster than a misanthrope. Meanwhile, opposite Malkovich, Julia Roberts graces the screen with a tender, beautifully understated performance that dwarfs anything she has previously done. Mary is both strong and vulnerable, and Roberts, looking convincingly frumpy and uncertain, creates a poignant, tormented character. Her work here is truly eye-opening.

I suspect that many who see Mary Reilly will get a completely different movie than they're expecting. Instead of murder and mayhem (although both of these are evident), we are presented with a beautifully-textured motion picture tapestry that focuses on characters and themes rather than gory special effects. Mary Reilly is haunting, not only because of its foggy, shadowy settings, but because of the questions it encourages us to ask about ourselves and others.

© 1996 James Berardinelli



Anyway this is a pointless arguement. We obviously will just have to agree to disagree because you're never going to change my mind and I'm never going to change your mind. Although I take offense to you saying I have blind love since I like Mary Reilly.

[Jamesadin]

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