And another one for the 'oldest movies yet seen' list. I've already made it to 1931! But this time, I'm a little bit underwhelmed. Not because of how the movie was made, but more because of how the story was adapted. Although I'm not so familiar with the origin story, while watching, I had the feeling that something was off. I mean, he literally created a potion to make another self just so that he could cheat on his wife, kidnap a woman, and hurt her? And after that, he can claim he is innocent because it wasn't him. Are this his dark urges? I guess in the novel, this is very different. So why that approach? Dunno, maybe I understood it all wrong, but while watching, I couldn't really figure out what the goal was.
Apart from that, I have to highlight some practical effects, which are almost 100 years old and still work very well. The actors are doing a good job, and the overall experience was fine. It started quite interestingly, was weird in the middle, but the end was fitting. At least I will go and research a little bit more about the book because I want to know if I never really looked through the story or if it was just the movie that made it awkward.
Review by NealZVIP 11BlockedParent2024-04-15T13:38:04Z
And another one for the 'oldest movies yet seen' list. I've already made it to 1931! But this time, I'm a little bit underwhelmed. Not because of how the movie was made, but more because of how the story was adapted. Although I'm not so familiar with the origin story, while watching, I had the feeling that something was off. I mean, he literally created a potion to make another self just so that he could cheat on his wife, kidnap a woman, and hurt her? And after that, he can claim he is innocent because it wasn't him. Are this his dark urges? I guess in the novel, this is very different. So why that approach? Dunno, maybe I understood it all wrong, but while watching, I couldn't really figure out what the goal was.
Apart from that, I have to highlight some practical effects, which are almost 100 years old and still work very well. The actors are doing a good job, and the overall experience was fine. It started quite interestingly, was weird in the middle, but the end was fitting. At least I will go and research a little bit more about the book because I want to know if I never really looked through the story or if it was just the movie that made it awkward.