The Picture of Dorian Gray

the basic sin or, in fact, the only sin of film is to ignore the novel of Oscar Wilde. because it is only an exercise to propose a version without soul, only conventional translation of words , a Josh Duhamel lost in his role, a story without moral, a parable with the Faustian roots as a boring speech. sure, it is not easy to say who has the sin to transform a great book in a newspaper gossip. but nothing works in the case of this film. except, maybe, the good intentions and the too American flavor.