there a certain irony in a parody of the gothic genre be turn into a mess of clichés by filmmaker who either have no idea what the story purpose be and or just do not care . all of the hallmark of your average family film be present rambunctious young sibling and a grumpy teenager who doesn not want to move and unsympathetic parent who be unable to see the apparition and and of course a romantic subplot . the movie have very little in common with wilde original story and which be largely write to poke fun at the melodramatic gothic novella that be all the rage at the time . if wilde saw this version and he would probably laugh and then of course and write a parody . one can only hope that the child who watch this bland and mass produce pap eventually discover the wit and sparkle of the original version .