All the acting is good, the set direction is astounding and it's well-written, but this movie moves VERY slowly. It takes it's time setting up the situation and the characters--too much time for my taste. I actually dozed off during the last half hour! The two color sequences included in the film are well-used and it's interesting to see Angela Landsbury and Donna Reed so young and beautiful. But did Landsbury have to sing that stupid "Yellow Bird" song so often? It's really annoying. Worth seeing, but be preapared for a slow-moving narrative. Much better than the crap 70s remake "Dorian Gray".
Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Well-done, beautifully directed but sssllllllooooowwwwwwww
12 September 2000