Dorian Gray

Since watching this film for the first time, I have read the book and watched it again. I have decided that although there are small changes in the story, which is understandable because book to film is very different and every film adapted from a book has to make small changes, I think this film works quite well.
I know a couple of people who have said that they didnt perticularly like this film, but I think it stays pretty true to the orginal image people may have of the book.
I also think that Ben Barnes is quite good in this story of how a young man, new to London, trades his soul to stay looking young. Colin Firth is good in his role as Dorians mentor but Ben Barnes' Dorian Gray is deffinately what makes this film.
The Ending is what I noticed as the biggest change from the book. But I think the ending in the film suits its medium better, it is more explosive and easier for cinema audiences to watch. Whereas the books more solomn ending is equally suited to that medium.