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Dorian Gray Reviews

2009

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Forever Young. Forever Cursed. Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. Desperate to protect the youth .. Read more

Starring	Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Caroline Goodall, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Director	Oliver Parker
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Horror, Thriller

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- Read our report from the set of the film hereUnlike âThe Importance of Being Earnestâ or âAn Ideal Husbandâ,... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
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  - 10 Sep 2009 at 05:27
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  I'm not Wilde about Dorian
  
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  Dorian Gray, the novel, is as detailed an examination of the questions of 'sin' and 'innocence' as you'll find among the vast pile of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 09:06
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  Hated this film.
  
  To whom it may concern,seeing as you tramped so very far from the pages of the excellent book,why did you even name your picture Dorian Gray? Would it not have ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Feb 2012 at 19:13
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  Life draining film!
  
  This was just diabolical! Just like Mr Gray who has the life sucked out of him by seeing his picture, was exactly how I felt watching this.
  
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- - Routemaster
  - 62 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 21:13
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  so so film
  
  colin firth was brilliant in this film, but the rest of the film I found lacking.
  
  If you like lots of nakedness and victorian sex, you'll love ... read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 166 reviews
  - uk
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 21:49
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  not as good as the book
  
  Not as good as the book - of course.
  
  However, Colin Firth - acting fantastic as usual - really gives you the feel so a dark and sadistic character.<... read more »
  
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  - 10 Jan 2012 at 11:46
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  Definitely worth a watch but doesn't really do Wilde's fantastic story justice.
  
  I enjoyed this film more than I expected to. Of course, the story is a classic so that was a good start!
  
  A stronger actor in the role of Dorian could... read more »
  
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- - HayleyMeloy
  - 4 reviews
  - Liverpool, England
  - 08 Jan 2012 at 15:28
- - 2
  - 0
  A Coldfish
  
  Not the most engaging film, Firth is good but that is about it for me.
  
  The central character is one dimensional and lacks depth, maybe he is supposed... read more »
  
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- - Iggi_1
  - 43 reviews
  - 07 Jan 2012 at 12:39
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  Soul destroyingly bad
  
  Sadly disappointed, loved the book and hoped to say the same for the film.I preserved hoping that it would deliver but unfortunately it didn't. Watching ... read more »
  
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- - Bambob
  - 4 reviews
  - 29 Dec 2011 at 06:54
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  Colin Firth was the best thing in this film
  
  Watched this but kept thinking that more would happen soon and it would get more exciting soon, but unfortunately it never did. Don't think I would bother ... read more »
  
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- - SuzLouD
  - 30 reviews
  - 22 Dec 2011 at 21:23
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  Beautiful Ben!
  
  Absolutely wonderful! Ben Barnes is amazing in the lead role in this film; perfect for the part of Dorian! Excellent!
  
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  - 18 Dec 2011 at 22:15
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  ok film
  
  have wanted to c this film 4 a long time, it was good but was a little disappointed, wasn't as good as i thought it would be :(
  
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  - 22 Nov 2011 at 21:32
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  I'm not Wilde about Dorian
  
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  Dorian Gray, the novel, is as detailed an examination of the questions of 'sin' and 'innocence' as you'll find among the vast pile of ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Sep 2009 at 09:06
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  Just don't compare the film to the book
  
  As usual those who have read the original book will be disappointed by the film. Oscar Wilde's text is compelling because it is never clear what Dorian has ... read more »
  
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  - King's Lynn
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 10:27
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  No masterpiece
  
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  This isn't an awful film it's just not a very good one. Ben Barnes whilst looking the part can not convey the moral desent of Dorian with any real ... read more »
  
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- - ClaireO
  - 13 reviews
  - MANCHESTER
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 23:37
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  Very good, but if only Burton and Depp had got there first.....
  
  Very entertaining. Ben Barnes is actually a half good actor. Colin Firth's Harry is an ingeniously witty villian, and Firth should get stuck into some more ... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 10 Sep 2009 at 00:55
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  Probably the best portrait of Dorian we'll ever get
  
  The Picture of Dorian Gray is not an easy book to adapt. For a start it is widely regarded as the last great 19th century novel, written by a man who is also ... read more »
  
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  - thistimeitwillbedifferent
  - 18 reviews
  - Cheshire, England
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 15:10
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  Slow!!
  
  The film itself looks and sounds fantastic but the storyline is so slow that after a while I was checking the dvd timer to see how long was left.
  
  By ... read more »
  
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  - Grimsby
  - 19 Jan 2010 at 14:15
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  Dorian Gray
  
  In one word....RUBBISH!
  
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  - Keighley
  - 28 Sep 2009 at 13:37
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  swim fan
  
  I like a good stalking film. I like the fact a guy befriends a girl and she comes on to him even though he has a girlfriend, and doesn't like it when he ... read more »
  
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  - Wokingham
  - 15 Jan 2010 at 17:04
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  A Picture? I wouldn't waste a film on it!!
  
  The possibilities for this film are immense and when I learnt of this film's release I was quite excited at it's reinvention.
  
  Instead we are ... read more »
  
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  - JustAFanTC
  - 121 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 18 Sep 2009 at 20:57
- - 6
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  Chuck out the night nurse
  
  Had real high hopes for this film but after 45mins the missis ses the usual im sure its now going to start geting going alas it never did my yawns said all &... read more »
  
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- - karlosthejackal
  - 9 reviews
  - North Walsham
  - 21 Jan 2010 at 10:02

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  Forever Young. Forever Cursed. Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED
  
  Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London ...

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  Forever Young. Forever Cursed. Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED
  
  Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London ...