Jekyll
	Release Date: 2007-09-18
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Average Customer Rating: (69 reviews)

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Review by: E. Beckstrom, Indiana, USA
Rating:
Mosty supurb, but with a disappointing conclusion
James Nesbitt's tour de force acting alone makes this series worth a view, but there is also the amazing performance of Paterson Joseph as a main nemesis of Jekyll, and the spot on Gina Bellman as Jekyll's wife. Speaking of the latter, all of the female roles in this series are very strong - in many ways stronger than all of the male roles - very unusual. <br /> <br />In addition, the script is clever and witty, darkly humorous, but most of the time not so much that it detracts from the suspense and tension which is the show's chief mood. The script also puts some intriguing twists on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story while still retaining its main themes and tensions. In fact, Jekyll was well on its way to becoming one of the best TV programs I've ever seen until the last couple of episodes. No spoilers here, but I was disappointed with some moments in episode 5, which got a bit slap-sticky and a bit full of itself, and I did not like how the series as a whole ended in episode 6. The concluding moments and explanations made no sense, not even within the show's own sci-fi logic, and the very last moment was over the top in a cheap horror movie sort of way. These are serious miscalculations which bring the whole series down a notch from 5 stars to 4. <br /> <br />Nonetheless, fans of BBC shows, clever writing, sci-fi, and/or sensational acting will not want to miss it.

Review by: Antoine Wilson, USA
Rating:
Dark and Twisted
First saw this film over at a friends while house sitting and Fell In Love Had to have it Well worth it! The series even though short it's Very intense not a moment is wasted awesome series! Wish there was more, and it could have been from that Wicked ending with twists from two point!

Review by: Lazy Mermaid, The City of Destiny
Rating:
James Nesbitt is a fox
I love this show to death and I only wish there was more of it. It shows the Jekyll and Hyde story like I've never seen. Hyde especially gains a lot of depth as a character and James Nesbitt does a fantastic job playing the two men. The action is exciting, the story is compelling, and the dialogue is witty. Plus it has an ending that will knock you socks off. If you like the Jekyll/Hyde story, super human feats, romance, and mystery then you will love this show.

Review by: Brandon Blackmoor, Richmond, VA USA
Rating:
Fantastic, up until the last thirty minutes
This show is brilliant. The character development and the writing are about the best I have ever seen in a television show. The only weak point is the ending. Take my advice and stop the last DVD about 30 minutes before the end, and make up your own ending. It will be better than the one they used, which is lame and stupid and disappointing. <br /> <br />Even so, I am giving it 5 stars, because despite the lame, stupid, disappointing ending, it is still one of the best TV shows I have ever seen.

Review by: Kevin L. Nenstiel, Kearney, Nebraska
Rating:
Gallows Irony
Why do I love watching this so often? Is it the gallows humor? Is it the speed-of-light character interactions that unfold like layers in an onion? The hip sci-fi updating of a literary classic? The great design, camera work, and writing? Whatever it is, I love it, and I keep coming back for more. <br /> <br />Instead of yet another ho-hum Freudian mumble on the Robert Louis Stevenson's notoriously evasive classic, Steven Moffett, award-winning writer for BBC's Coupling and Doctor Who, reimagines the story in the early twenty-first century. His subtle irony and surprising retcons transform the story so that, even if you think you know it, you'll find something surprising when you watch. <br /> <br />James Nesbitt conveys both nebbishy pathos as Dr. Jackman and blood-soaked comedy as Hyde. Gina Bellman as Jackman's wife is about as removed from her role as Coupling's Jane as you can imagine. And I bet only the quickest eyes among you will spot the Star Wars veteran on first viewing the series. <br /> <br />This series has enough going on that, unlike most horror, it rewards multiple viewings. Hyde's hilarious psychosis exists at so many layers that I still thrill to see him every time he appears. And because this story relies more on psychological horror than some mere BOO, it doesn't stop rewarding audiences just because we know what's coming next. <br /> <br />In a market glutted with horror schlock, this six-hour mini-epic stands out because it goes for more than the scare. It carefully dismantles the concepts we fear in our day and time, and displays them in excruciating, hilarious detail. This show picks you up hard and doesn't let you go.