Jacqueline Hyde

Sorry, but Jacqueline Hyde (get it??? - Jack L and Hyde - Jekyll & Hyde) has some of the worst acting this side of hardcore porn, not to mention a script apparently written by a first-grader with undiagnosed learning disabilities.

Jackie Hyde inherits an old mansion by a grandfather she never knew she had. Guess who? Yes, an inventor of the special formula that slowly takes over one's body and mind - yes, that Mr. Hyde!

Despite some nice skin scenes, this film fails to register any feeling or emotion other than uncontrollable laughter.

As much as poor Jackie tries she just can't stay away from granddaddy's special formula and the result is an hour and half of wasted time.

Before watching this movie I had the notion that this was a softcore movie. But actually it's not. I consider it to be one of the best adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Even though there were more situations in this movie to accommodate nudity, the director has made sincere efforts to make this movie a decent one, with minimal nudity. Acting by Blythe Metz is great. How gorgeous she was! I've become her fan after watching this movie. I find Gabriella Hall very seductive even at the age of 39. If this movie had been made with higher budget, it would have been even better. This movie is really entertaining.

Jacqueline Hyde (2005)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Clever title, huh? A shy, chunky girl (Gabriella Hall) inherits her grandfather's mansion and soon finds some chemicals he was working on before his death. The potion will change a person's physical appearance and when she drinks it she becomes a sex crazed maniac (Blythe Metz). I really wasn't expecting anything but a softcore, late-night Cinemax type film and that's what I got but a very well made one. The film was "inspired" by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but owes more to The Nutty Professor. The story of an overweight girl taking a chemical to make her beautiful is an interesting twist and the two female leads deliver good performances for this type of flick. There's a lot of sex and nudity as well as some gore to keep things going. The cinematography is wonderful as well.

I have to admit that I had low expectations for this movie. But I was surprised to find it entertaining, interesting, and funny. It's an entertaining thriller and not so much a horror film. There were moments that made my hairs stand up! Even better, though, were the highly amusing, occasionally hysterical, comedic moments in the film (you'll know which ones I'm talking about). There also are a few great special effects (and the humor and the special effects aren't necessarily separate).

The acting, on the whole, is very good--way better than a typical low budget horror film. The lead (Jackie), in particular, and many of the smaller, supporting roles (like the lawyer, the couple living next door, the pizza man) are well acted. If they hadn't been, the film wouldn't have kept my interest and I would have lost my belief in the story. This is a good, interesting low budget thriller and definitely worth a rental!

Jacqueline Hyde is a good quality film and does manage to be likable because of what it is. Everyone out there will like it! Sandwiched between the amount of breast shots, the times Jacqueline rubs herself, the various times Jackie spends chatting to herself and the times spent heaving in the Magdelena Mountains, this could create one hell of a dishwasher if your career were to end.

Unlike most horror movies that take place in space or in some restless tranquility with ripe green apples, this one takes awhile to guzzle. The performing is good. Other than great acting by Dan the pizza delivery guy (must see), there are no standouts, but no notably bad outcroppings from my recent dinner either (and I do mean recent). Excellent acting overall because there are no typically dreadful actors which you'd find in movies of the four "Skin" related data fields or in the biological skimmer's found in any IBM shop. In addition if you see a female in this movie, the likelihood is that she will be butt naked by the next scene! Now that I think about it, there is quite a bit of action in this movie. Between the first and the second electro yank obtained from a hot chick and the time you observe her "buckets naked", keeps em' speculating. I loved it!