When I heard of a musical version of jekyll and hyde I laughed. When I saw hasslehoff was going to play the lead I groaned. I am pleased to say In both cases my fears where unfounded.The music itself is one of the more aggressive, dark scores ever added to a musical. Although this does lead to a lack of shade in the play, the plot does demand a certain menace and therefore the aggression can be excused. I would like to make a special mention in honour of Coleen sexton who play lucy. She may have one of the best voices I have ever heard on stage. It also boasts some of the best acting I have ever seen in the confrontation as jekyll and hyde sing a duet.So... If it so good... Why only a 6? There is one flaw and it's a big one. Hasslehoff. As hyde he is perfect. He looks great, sounds great, and his acting is perfect. As Dr Jekyll though it's a different story. He acts brilliantly... However he is not a great singer... He isn't bad... But he just doesn't have the ability to sing the big songs to the standard demanded. If you can look past that it is worth a watch.

I love the musical Jekyll & Hyde. I listen to the Broadway cast CD a lot, and can recite every word of every song. BUT, HASSELHOFF SUCKS!!! I am embarrassed for him. They really never should have given him that part. Now, I must say that I am a musician, and so maybe I am being a lottle harsh, but he can't sing, and his acting in this film was WAY under par. Everyone else was really pretty good, but Hasselhoff ruins it for me. The 4 star rating I gave this was very generous. If I was rating everyone else's performances, I would give it an 8 or 9, but Hasselhoff would get a -27. Thus, a 4 star seemed appropriate. If you ever wondered how one person can ruin a great show, watch this. After about the first 15 min, it became a comedy for me, just to laugh at how horrible he was. Casting Hasselhoff as the lead was the biggest mistake made in musical movies to date, and everyone involved in making that decision should be ashamed and embarrassed.

I'm a Jekyll and Hyde fan and love anything to do with this fantastic story (courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson), and I never saw the original Broadway play so I had no comparison to make when I watched this on VHS, not DVD.And from the comments I've read, Hasselhoff is getting a bad rap. He's not at all bad in the role, has good stage presence, can deal with the songs which are in no way memorable to begin with (in fact, the musical's biggest weakness is that all the songs sound alike and all sound very derivative), and he does the separate characters with little more than a change in hairstyle, attitude and voice.He's getting the sort of disdain always reserved for anyone who comes in as a replacement for someone else--especially if that show is now available worldwide as this video is.GERARD BUTLER got the same reception when he dared to take on a role that MICHAEL CRAWFORD (with his high tenor voice) seemed to "own" in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Butler's acting added new dimension to the part and now he has his own huge fan base based on his decision to "stretch" and assume a role originally written for a higher male voice.David HASSELHOFF took a chance because he wanted to "stretch", rather than be remembered solely for his BAYWATCH and other TV roles. I saw him years ago in a Jack the Ripper story made for television and I recognized then that he could do very well in more serious roles.Summing up: Let's face it, this was NEVER a great musical to begin with, but Hasselhoff does a commendable job in a tricky leading role. I was totally unimpressed by the supporting cast. I found all the other performances just adequate with nobody really standing out nor anyone with a voice worth remarking on. As for the songs, no comment.

I went into this as an almost impartial observer (I'm a theatre buff, so I've got some judgementalness...) and was really looking forward to seeing Hasselhof blow me away. I was prepared.I spent the entire time making fun of the movie. Emma is ridiculously amazing, Lucy is pretty good (she's a wee bit nazzle), but when the manservant did better in the scene than Hasselhof, it was just sad. He does funny hand things and his movements are really awkward. Moreso was his singing. Some people like wavering around a note, but in Broadway, you need to hit it and stay on it. He uses his hair to tell the two characters apart instead of a more drastic character shift. Jekkyl and Hyde need to have soaring vocal moments that help to separate them. The confrontation is just comical. that's all there is to it. He's got half his hair pinned back and half in his face and kind of talk sings through these fantastic musical runs. (you can tell that there's more to the music) His performance was high school. at best. I know he tried, but some people are better on the stage and others work better on film. And not a filmed stage performance. Watch it for a good time.