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| | 'Mary Reilly': a rambling exercisein Victorianboredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Stephen Frears' new version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Jeckyll and Hyde story, based on Valerie Martin's novel "Mary Reilly," is a billowing romantic spectacle filled with dark, lofty mansions, dark London mists, dark chambers dripping with blood and a dark, torrential love affair. |
 | | Presumably, this desire to hide the film in darkness is an atmospheric ploy, but unfortunately, so little happens in the movie that the darkness basically serves as a cover to convince audiences that the plot really is moving along and they simply can't see it. |
 | | Julia Roberts stars as Mary Reilly, a placid but troubled housemaid in Dr. Jeckyll's household, who becomes his favorite servant and love interest. |
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