The 19th Century's quintessential bender, Oscar Wilde, deserved no one less than the 20th Century's most fabulously intelligent bender to play him onscreen. It's a good thing Stephen Fry can act, because it's the role he was born to play. Wilde enjoyed showing the world how abhorrent their ignorance was, and he was proved right by their reaction to his 'private' life. The film documents that side of him, including his fame and his fall, and doesn't shy away from the naked truth.
If you're not familiar with Oscar's work, then you may want to proceed with caution because there are some spoilers - it gives away the ending of both
The Picture of Dorian Grey and
The Importance of Being Earnest.
3½ frivolously serious wild flowers out of 5
2 comments:
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I'm beginning to think you have a Fry boner.
I don't recall this one being all that great.
It takes there to be something of real interest for me to sit down to a period drama. I dislike the genre mostly. I’m a fan of Oscar’s wit and of Mr Fry so that was the draw, and it definitely influenced my score.
Jude Law wasn’t as irritating as he usually is. That was a nice surprise.
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