Mostly praise for this film. The script, acting and costumes were really great. The women were especially good, given this is a male-centered film (written by a hedonistic gay individual - not that there's anything wrong with it!) Colin Firth's hypocritical hedonist is scene stealing. Ben Chaplin's Basil is also very convincing. The problem is that our lead character's acting chops don't measure up to the two supporting actors. I'm not labeling Barnes as a bad actor, he'll likely develop into a fine one. But given the disproportionate number of scenes with Barnes and/or Firth and/or Chaplin....well....the disparity in skills becomes apparent. Barnes is not all to blame. We never really see the "change" in Dorian; e.g., he seems to go right from being naive and good-natured into a Mr. Hyde in the blink of an eye - despite the obvious attempts of Firth's character to debauch. Still, there's enough here to enjoy, including generous portions of sex.
Review of Dorian Gray
