Dorian Gay

I rarely go to the cinema. Frankly, with the Namco Station there, I would MUCH rather just spend seven quid playing the new Silent Hill shooter considering I haven't played it yet and it seems awesome. But, on these rare occasions, I nearly always go with a female and they nearly always dictate what we watch. Although for once it wasn't MY female, still the dictation happened and once again i went to a film other than the one i wanted to. This film happened to be Dorian Grey, a film so indifferent it was barely advertised and i'd almost forgotten it existed.

The idea of it is good: a man makes a silent deal with the devil to have all his injuries and aging (essentially his soul) be cast upon a portrait of himself, this portrait eventually haunting his life and making it a struggle to see whether the invincibility is worth it. The film covered the story well, but... that's all it seemed to do. There was nothing massively special about the film, it wasn't even generic because I haven't seen a film like it in a while if ever, but nothing stuck in the mind. The portrait scenes were cool, but... well, it lacked substance.

To put a point on it, i've heard the book is very good and personally i'm a fan of all the classics related to sci-fi and horror. So, if you want a story with substance and a point past unrelated... immemorable things happening, just read the book. If you can't cope with books, don't bother. Plain and simple really.

To mark it, i'd say... 5/10. The lower end of average. I can't put the film down, it was entertaining, but i always mark a film for how it would be enjoyed alone on dvd and this film would lose massive points on both not being on the big screen and for not having fun with mates while viewing. I doubt i'll watch it gain.