Surprisingly good - it dares to alter the novel(la?) enough to work as a film structure. It hits all the right beats of the story (although bizarrely it never externalises Grey's wish/deal with the devil), and adds a bit more of oomph to the ending. In the end, it can't quite escape the fact that not much actually happens, and doesn't quite go as far as it could with Dorian's depravity (rather than hinting at its depths, or showing them all out, it just goes as far as it dares to and hopes you fill in the rest). But it never drags, it looks gorgeous and it's well-acted. All very surprising from the director of the godawful St Trinians reboot.
Rating: Good
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