Sorry - couldn't resist that oh-so-clever pun.
But don't worry, I'm not going to go into a laborious spiel about actor Ben Barnes keeping the poster in his attic and remaining forever young while the poster image ages and withers... Oh shoot, I just did.
Seriously, though, has there ever been a decent film adaptation of an Oscar Wilde story? (Apart from the heart-breaking animated version of The Happy Prince)
To be fair, this crack at Dorian Gray feels like it might actually be pretty good. Ben Barnes is a solid choice (although we'd have preferred Dan Stevens from The Line Of Beauty), there's a strong supporting cast, and the film seems to be playing up the tale's vampiric undertones to attract the Twilight fans.
Our dream Wilde adaptation: Asia Argento as Salome.
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