utgard14 Hammer's take on Jekyll & Hyde. It's interesting, for sure, but not one of their better efforts. The most notable difference between this and earlier versions is that here Jekyll is the ugly one and Hyde is handsome. While that's a cute twist, I thought they went overboard on Jekyll's makeup. He looks like a caveman! Also a major part of the plot involves Jekyll's adulterous wife and her lover. While an interesting parting from previous versions where Jekyll's wife was a saint, it ultimately adds very little in my opinion. For a movie short on likable characters, it really hurts that these two play such an important part. The cast is solid. Paul Massie does a fine job as Jekyll, though even he can't overcome the caveman makeup issue. Christopher Lee, despite being the biggest name in the cast, is given the role of the wife's lover. He does a great job but I can't help but wonder how he might have handled the lead. Dawn Addams is good as the wife. Oliver Reed has a small part as what I believe was a pimp. It's not a bad movie by any stretch but lacking something. Well, several somethings. There is no one to root for and the ending just kind of sneaks up on you, to name two. Also, Terence Fisher's direction is a little dull. See it if you love Hammer but keep expectations low.

LeonLouisRicci The Sex is more Salacious and the Color is more Dominant in this Hammer Horror. Two Things that the Beloved Studio Honed in the Fifties with Their Modernization of the "Famous Monsters of Filmland". This one has an "Ahead of its Time" Feel.The Classic Story from Robert Louis Stevenson is given somewhat of a Twisted Facelift here and it is Shocking but Not in the Way You Think. Hammer Emphasizes, even more than usual, the Victorian Sexual and Moral Hypocrisy. Cab Driver..."It's only wicked if you're poor." Some of the more Close-Up Sexuality and Overtly Crude Dialog was deemed to Explicit for American Audiences in 1960 and was Cut for Stateside Distribution. Thankfully the Film can now be Seen with the Footage Restored and the Beautiful, but Gaudy Costumes and Sets can be Relished in Blazing Color in HD on Blu-ray.Christopher Lee wanted a Non-Monster Role and He Plays a Womanizing, Adulterous, Cad who is Addicted to Gambling, Abuses Alcohol and Drugs, and is a Nasty "Gentleman" to say the least. He Plays the (Non-Monster?) Character with an Energy of Enthusiasm.Gracing the Screen alongside Jekyll and Hyde is Dawn Addams a Red-Headed Beauty that also Throws Herself into the Role of Dr. Jekyll's Wife and Lee's Mistress. Paul Massie Paints both Faces as a Depressingly Doomed and Suffering Creature.But some of the Dialog and Exposition are a bit Unclear about Motivation. Massie does OK but is Burdened by some Overwritten Scenes and some of it seems Forced.Overall, a Wonderful Looking Movie that is Different and it does have an Edge to it. Not as Well Formed as the other Classical Hammer Offerings but it Sure is a Treat to Watch.

mikes2001 Most people who watch this film are doing it because they're either Christopher Lee fans, or are fans of Hammer Studio films. Both are cool. But I'm writing this review to let everybody else know that they should be watching this for Dawn Addams. I wasn't familiar with her name or work before I saw this movie, but here she is radiant. Add in her red hair and the nice looking sharp color cinematography (this isn't one of those dark B&W foggy London smudge fests) and she just sets the screen on fire!! Her radiance also adds to the story as this movie reveals the bawdy side of late night Victorian London, something I haven't seen in many movies. Dawn Addams would bring out the Mr. Hyde in every man!! If only Dr. Jekyll came out of the lab a little more often!!Worth a viewing.

JoeB131 This is one of Hammer's lesser known films, their attempt to due justice to this second-string horror tale.The film's biggest weakness is Paul Massie, who plays Jekyll and Hyde, and none of Jekyll's intimates can figure out Hyde is Jekyll with a shave and a sissy accent. You all though Lois Lane was dense, and usually the EVIL one has the beard.Hyde engages in all sorts of Victorian depravity, which apparently includes seeing a woman's knees in public. But Jekyll/Hyde really only wants to have sex with his wife, it seems.The real villain in this movie is Christopher Lee, as Jekyll's friend who is also having an affair with his wife, but is still tapping his friend for money. When he and the cheating wife get theirs, you cheer. Then Jekyll turns on everyone else, and you don't feel so much sympathy for him.You have the typical Hammer Reveal at the end of the film, but overall, it's not really great.