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Dorian Gray

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6.0/10 • 2.1K

2009-09-091h 52m

FantasyDramaThriller

Forever Young. Forever Cursed.

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

Directors
Oliver Parker
Editors
Guy Bensley

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  1. Ben Barnes

    Ben Barnes

    Dorian Gray

  2. Colin Firth

    Colin Firth

    Lord Henry Wotton

  3. Rebecca Hall

    Rebecca Hall

    Emily Wotton

  4. Emilia Fox

    Emilia Fox

    Lady Victoria Wotton

  5. Ben Chaplin

    Ben Chaplin

    Basil Hallward

  6. Fiona Shaw

    Fiona Shaw

    Agatha

  7. Caroline Goodall

    Caroline Goodall

    Lady Radly

  8. Maryam d'Abo

    Maryam d'Abo

    Gladys

  9. Douglas Henshall

    Douglas Henshall

    Alan Campbell

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John Chard

Oct 30, 2015

5/10

How Ominous! Another adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story. Film is about Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), a man taken by the hedonism bug shown to him by Lord Wotton (Colin Firth). Upon having his portrait painted, Dorian comes to never age, but at what cost? Clearly not faithful to the literary source, Oliver Parker's film is an interesting misfire. As a sexy chiller it kinda works, having more in common with Hammer Films of the 70s than with Wilde's prose. Yet it often feels like style over substance, blood or nudity for blood and nudity's sake. While strong performances by Firth and late in the play by Rebecca Hall hold the attention, Barnes is bland and apart from being pretty, is unconvincing. Also irritating is Charlie Mole's musical score, it's good, it's just not in the right movie! The makers try to make a Gothic horror film from a Gothic horror novel, but never quite get to grips with the undercurrents of the story. Shame. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$4,706,919.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookobsessionpaintingdecadence