The Oscar Wilde classic about a man whose sins are played out on an oil painting he keeps locked away in his attic gets a much needed update in this entertaining film by director Oliver Parker. Ben Barnes is terrific as Dorian, especially in the way he makes the transformation from innocent young man to devilish rogue come alive on the screen, and Colin Firth does a nice job playing the older, wiser man who starts him off down the road to ruin. The story wanders a bit too much towards the end, but the final confrontation between Dorian and his portrait is a killer.
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