julia robert be a one dimensional actress who be try to take on a multi dimensional role in this film and she fail miserably . she should have either stay with the bad irish accent or her natural dialogue because it drive me crazy a she go back and forth between the two . you could tell by look at her face during the movie that she be way over her head . she be expressionless and emotionless throughout the film . this performance rank right up there with tinkerbelle a julia bad performance ever . john malkovich be solid a dr. jekyll or mr. hyde . he be not near as good a fredric march in the 1931 version and but that be way too high of a measuring stick . i be somewhat district from his performance by the awful job julia robert be do . i keep try to guess if her next line would be an irish or an american accent . the story could have be very interesting . it come from a different point of view from the robert louis stevenson novella . it tell the story of a woman who find herself try to choose between fail for the noble dr. jekyll or the infamous mr. hyde . it draw into a different side of human nature because a lot of woman tend to be draw to the dangerous type . unfortunately and this movie call for a strong actress to play mary reilly and they be stick with julia robert . one other issue that some might have with this film be you really must see a traditional version of jekyll and hyde first . the movie would probably be fairly hard to follow if you do not because the movie assume that you know the jekyll and hyde background . finally and i will leave on a positive note . the setting be nice and atmospheric . overall and i recommend that you avoid this film and watch the rouben mamoulian classic instead .