Oliver Parker’s version of ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a witty horror movie that captures subtlety of Oscar Wilde’s writing. The movie is somewhat different from previous attempts of screening the story about a young and handsome Dorian Gray.
The setting of the movie takes place in 19th century London. Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), an extraordinarily beautiful and pleasant man, moves to this big city after the death of his grandfather. Dorian starts to enjoy a life of wealthy London Victorian society, as he inherited great deal of money from his relative. Soon he meets two of the people, ...