Sorry, this movie sucks

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Fantastic!

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Living on this side of the pond, we tend to forget that our language, theatre, drama -- even our humour -- originated in merry old England. And, clever as we may be, these guys are often clever-er. (Factoid -- comparing the writing credits on American vs. British shows, one is forever amazed how the US products can list up to 2 dozen writers, and the UK version, usually just one!) So here is the deal. Someone decided, why not re-imagine Jekyll and Hyde? I mean, hey, Jerry Lewis did it and achieved a one-hit wonder (although arguably he produced a different film than he had originally intended). So off we go again, this time with a miniseries about a pretty normal guy who (one discovers later) is a descendant of the original Dr. J., and the awkward steps he must take to meld "two lives in one body." Including, on top of all the other bother, not telling the darker side about this wife and kids. Brilliant? It's "bloody marvellous," and James Nesbitt does a great job, acting in both roles (the two sides of the character) like a parent you really don't want to mess with. The ending is, to be kind, over-written, but overall a spectacular riff on an old theme.

I am shocked and amazed that anyone can endure watching more than 5 minutes of this program.Are the reviewers here on crack?To call it high camp is a compliment. To see the scene chewing, preposterous setups, painful expressions and cheap cinematography is horrific.If this is the state of British television then we are lost. Gone. Forever. The BBC controllers should stop watching ITV and start looking at HBO. This series is like Eastenders + Pantomime + a bunch of overly self confident actors 'reinterpreting' a script written by some white middle class idiot.***spoiler alert **** It's s**t!Poor Robert Louis Stevenson. Not good is an understatement. At least it leaves it open to be done again... :)

I often find myself turning to Netflix when bored, and I was pleased to stumble upon this single-season show. The show keeps you on the edge of your seat, and I cannot express how deeply impressed I was with Nesbitt's performance. He changed beautifully from one persona to the other and played both parts wonderfully; the supporting cast was wonderful as well. The locations were thoughtfully planned and the flow of the story was easy to follow, with enough twists to keep my interest. The series was excellently done; a brilliant twist on an old favorite of mine. My only disappointment was the shortness of the series.

Through the ratings and the comments i had high expectations. After seeing the first episode i came back here to look if i was watching the same show (really, no joke) that all these comments are about.First of all, the story. Its not told in a way that the viewer can get emotionally involved. Are you supposed to like or dislike Jekyll? The way its told, he is just a weirdo. And there is no continuous atmosphere that pulls you in.But the most annoying thing is that you except a high value TV production, when you see the posters and pictures from the show. But this is low class TV. Actors that don't fit and/or aren't accordingly dressed applying to their scene. The choice of locations leave incoherent impressions. No interesting soundtrack.For example the teen couple in the back alley. The back alley was supposed to look shabby, but with the sun shining and everything clean ... it just didn't hit the spot. And when the proper-hair-cut-middle-class-college-student type boy suddenly drew a knife from his pocket and began to act in a street-boy-bad-ass manner that was just unconvincing. The same for Jekyll when he turns evil. It made more an impression of an actor-school-exercise, even a bit awkward and not remotely evil.Its OK for some TV show, but not worth to mention.