this film lead to a lot of question . look at the message board on this page several people be ask when this film be release while people who have actually see the picture of dorian gray be now ask why it be release . i be actually a combination of the two . i be wonder why it be produce and when it be set . apparently the story start with dorian grandfather come home from a hard day work build atomic bomb and then kill his daughter . i be just sort of curious where abouts in the victorian world there be an atomic weapon project . bad still in a fit of angst and guilt it be this lead to dorian grandfather kill himself and his daughter who would have think that the small thing in creation would kill the most number of people hmmmm well since the film ignore any sense of time and set i think it only fair neutrino be small than atom whilst firearm have kill far more people than atomic bomb . so have machete in fact . if youre go to play hard and loose with science and history youre leave yourself open to all sort of counterattack as bad a the obvious and anrachronisms be such a atomic bomb and modern day car and clothing that keep appear from scene to scene it probably the acting and dialogue that make the film so irritating . . some people have complain that basil have become female but it wouldn not be nearly as bad if rainer judd have 1 ) a decent line 2 ) give the impression that she might have attend an acting class both the dialogue and the performance be dire from all the cast . hand up anyone who have a conversation similar to this . a realism that be vulgar but it the lack of realism that be vulgar or passion embrace your lip with it hideous fire i be not exactly remind of oscar wilde with these line or indeed william goldman or robert towne . more like someone who think theyre be clever by write the most stilted line possible . in fact i would call it the dialogue that dare not speak it line a cinematic story with an eponymous character be often carry by the lead and unfortunately josh duhamel doesn not carry it off very well . he come across a a good natured guy pearce appear at some provincial theater rather than a haunted character from a victorian novel . the most unlucky cast member though be ms judd who hasn not make any more movie since this one . it would be difficult to believe she get offered bad script than this one .