Jekyll & Hyde 2002 Horror Movie Review

Jekyll and Hyde is a film that deserves acclaim because of its period flavor and its actors—Michael Caine is great in the title role.  Cheryl Ladd does a credible performance as Sarah Crawford, and the late great Lionel Jeffries (his last film?) provideds excellent character support (and subtle comic relief) as Henry Jekyll’s father.


As a Louisiana high school educator, I show this film to students in my Psychology classes so that they may see an appropriate, graphic depiction of how easy it is for drugs to control the mind and body.  For me, this is not a story about the evil desires of man, but, rather, the hapless plight of a well-meaning researcher who becomes an addict.