The Picture Of Dorian Gray Movie 2009 Review
Dorian gray critics consensus despite a lavish and polished production dorian gray is tame and uninspired with a lifeless performance by ben barnes in the title role.
The picture of dorian gray movie 2009 review. The haunting and bleak tale of power greed vanity and inevitable self destruction is ever present amongst the deceit opium dens and sin. It has the style. It is dark and gritty and a very good movie to watch. Dorian gray is a young and handsome man whose well off friend lord henry takes him to an art loving painter basil hallward.
The painter makes a picture of dorian gray a fascinating piece that makes dorian wish to stop aging. Here the telling of time and its consequence of experience for life s treasures takes its toll on the body mind and soul. A deal with the devil. The adaptation is directed by oliver parker written by toby finlay his first screenplay and stars ben barnes as dorian gray and colin firth as lord henry wotton.
Thu 10 sep 2009 19 01 edt 2 the posters make it look like a twilight knockoff but oliver parker s brash version of oscar wilde s the picture of dorian gray is rather different. The language is rough and there is some skin showing. His friends realising what has happened burst into the schoolroom to discover dorian dead next to the portrait his body withered wrinkled and loathsome of visage now reflecting his sins in physical form. This one is not for the little kiddies.
Oscar wilde s the picture of dorian gray had always been and never ceases to be an obsession of mine. Audience reviews for the picture of dorian gray sep 30 2013 this is i the i film version of oscar wilde s classic tale about a man whose physical appearance remains the same despite his depravity. The consequence is a disaster. First of all ben barnes as dorian gray.
Definitely not a good choice the original dorian gray of mr wilde is elegant beautiful and has an aura of purity and innocence about him which the actor fails to display. The dorian gray in the movie seems unintelligent and apathetic his emotions are plastic and fake. It tells the story of the title character an attractive englishman whose image is captured in an enchanted painting that keeps him from aging. His wish is fulfilled and the picture starts aging instead of young dorian.
Dorian gray is a 2009 british fantasy horror drama film based on oscar wilde s 1890 novel the picture of dorian gray. Dorian gray is a story of one man s descent into the bowels of greed and world decadence.