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Title: Busted Illusions
Review: I had only half-formed notions about The Picture of Dorian Gray, both the book and the various film adaptations of said book. I've always been somewhat intrigued by the story, by the mystery of it, and the fact that it's not entirely clear in any version (save maybe the book) what, exactly, happens to the main character.My expectations were somewhat shattered when I saw this take on the story.It's definitely more of a horror film, with very specific horror-movie gags and devices. I'm not sure how one would take this film out of context - probably not too well - but even in context, I was not entirely impressed.Big motivating factors for me to see it to begin with was Colin Firth and Ben Barnes' involvement, both of whom do fine (and no one is surprised) but, again, not what I expected. In any sense.I have since picked up the book and found that it is entirely different (and better) in every way.
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