First half better than the second (which drags a bit). Btw I swear Barrymore's Hyde was in the Kinks...

Still lurid and candid without going too far into cartoon villainy. Production design is top notch and Barrymore gives a polarized performance.

John Barrymore's Hyde was wonderfully creepy, and I especially liked the microcephalic "pinhead" appearance of the top of his skull when he removes his hat. It adds much to his character of a deformed wretch. Worth watching if you're into old films.

Barrymore gives a great performance as Jekyll and Hyde, relying not on lots of makeup for Hyde but, rather, on simple distortion of his own face.

Good production for 1920, and occasionally creepy. I'm glad the horror genre has progressed since then, though.

Strong adaptation of a simplistic but enthralling story. Looks great and moves swiftly.

For those who appreciative classic film.

Damn this is boring

A lively star vehicle which renewed John Barrymore's popularity with film audiences. Some scenes still grip, and Barrymore accomplished some transformations in full view of the camera, by facial contortions.

A very well done version of Stevenson's famous book. John Barrymore plays the titular character(s) with such a sinister desperation. With the help of some fantastic prosthetics, he creates what I feel is one of the scariest figures in all of horror.

The best and best known of about a dozen silent versions of the Stevenson classic. A production of great historical import, this is one of the oldest American-made horror films still readily available for viewing and was the first version to introduce the now standard subplot of two women to mirror the different aspects of the Jekyll/Hyde personality. Dated but worth seeing for Barrymore at the height of his thespic powers.

I wouldn't be surprised if Brad Dourif based his performance of Wormtongue in LOTR - at least in some part - on Hyde here. Their expressions and mannerisms are uncannily similar. Unfortunately, Barrymore's convincingly creepy transformation is the only thing worth noting here; the Jekyll & Hyde tale has been told in much more entertaining ways.

Great performances and some great special effects. The story is surpisingly effective as well.