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Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

2001, Movie, R, 96 mins

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Review

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This nifty B-movie moves Robert Louis Stevenson's classic split-personality tale to modern-day Hong Kong and refashions the horror premise into a martial arts myth. Brash Dr. Henry Jekyll (Adam Baldwin) expects his Hong Kong honeymoon to be as blissful as his privileged life in America. But during a goodwill tour of a hospital, Jekyll runs afoul of felons who storm the Emergency Room and force him to operate on a dying comrade, the brother of their fearless leader. When Jekyll's skills prove inadequate to the task, the thugs kidnap him, remove his kidney and blow up both the doctor and his bride. Jekyll's assailants, an internationally connected gang of organ-robbers, believe him to be dead. But a holistic healer, Dr. Chau (Chang Tseng), not only nurses Jekyll back to life but also reveals that he has a preordained destiny: He is to be reborn as a mystical crimefighter known as the Tiger, who challenges perfidy every 140 years. Skeptical at first, Jekyll considers Chau's words and accepts his mentor's instruction in martial arts and spiritual awareness. But Jekyll remains motivated by the thirst for revenge. Jekyll has his work cut out for him: The gang's ringleader has established a reputation as a philanthropist. Fueled by Chau's special elixir, Jekyll occasionally unleashes his aggressive alter ego and starts dismantling the formidable mob by such ingenious means as lethal opium and scorpion venom. The transforming potion proves hard to shake off and vigilante Jekyll is prone to wreak havoc. But what can he do after mobsters kidnap Dr. Chau's granddaughter? Buoyed by its martial arts choreography, this chop-sockey action picture balances its sci-fi mandate with kick-ass excitement. Although action always supercedes horror, the production polishes the familiar fable to a satisfying sheen that's dulled only by too many training scenes. leave a comment --Robert Pardi
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