DORIAN GREY (2009) - ♦♦

Directed by - Oliver Parker

Written by - Toby Finlay (based on the novel by Oscar Wilde)

Starring - Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall

"On screen retelling of the famous Oscar Wilde novel about a man whose never fading beauty makes him grow cold, whereas his true self shows in a portrait which he locked in a room of his mansion and ends up haunting his existance. The film sets off to ambitiously update the famous story with an edgier and more modern retelling, with added sex and darkness. However, in the end due to it being over stylised and lacking wit, it seems to miss the point of the original work and is a hair breath away from feeling like a frivolous fashion statement."

Period Drama, UK