It’s unsettling to see yet another version of Oscar Wilde's tale. The movie centers on Dorian Gray (played by Ben Barnes), who falls into a life of pleasure thanks to Lord Wotton (Colin Firth). After having his picture done, Dorian avoids aging, but there's a price to pay for that. Oliver Parker’s film isn’t very true to the original book, and it comes across as an odd failure. It functions reasonably well as a steamy thriller, resembling Hammer Films from the 1970s more than Wilde’s writing itself. However, it frequently seems like visuals take precedence over meaning, with scenes of gore or nudity included just for their own sake. While Firth and Rebecca Hall, who appears later in the film, give good performances that keep you engaged, Barnes is unremarkable; he's handsome, but otherwise unconvincing. The musical score by Charlie Mole is also distracting—it’s well-done, but doesn't fit with the movie at all. The filmmakers attempt to create a Gothic horror film from a Gothic horror novel, but they never really connect with the deeper themes of the story. It’s disappointing. 5/10

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