It was hard to hear people talking in the movie and the ending was not all that great. The ending was when the main character kicked the picture and did not have the curse anymore he did not even know that would work he was just mad and kicking the picture.

I will not add much to the many other worthy reviews of "TPODG" on this site except to say that, with the benefit of today's freeze frame, we can really appreciate the detail and quality to be found every shot. Each shot is lit with the mood in mind - and the lighting shifts as the mood shifts. The set dressing is a highlight on its own. The bric-a-brac in the backstage of The Two Turtles has been carefully selected for authenticity and to enhance the dramatic thrust of the scenes between Hadfield and Lansbury. The attic in which Dorian hides his portrait is a world of its own with a visual history of Dorian's innocent childhood days. It is all the more shocking that his corrupted adulthood as symbolised by his increasingly grotesque portrait is juxtaposed with the symbols of his days of contentment as a boy with a privileged and well-educated upbringing. Please watch this film if you wish to see what can be done with film when it is treated as being art.

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" 1945 is the best embodiment of the Oscar Wilde's novel , which the movie kept its name. During the first 25 minutes the enormous amount of literary and intellectual humbles you to the point that you feel as if you were a child learning the alphabet, which makes you feel a sense of awe in case you decide to stay on the student chair in front of the genius of Oscar Wilde. As for cinematic ,you feel integration happening between the image and the word, which makes you forget to judge the performance more accurately, in spite of that, the exact performance of the character of Lord Henry by the actor George Sanders and great performance of Seibel by actress Angela Ansbera will certainly catch your attention. But perhaps because the character of Lord Henry was the strange logic of Oscar in its novel, it is imperative that we sense it's mad genius.

Based on the famous novel by Oscar Wilde, this adaptation, set in Victorian London, stars Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray, an initially pure but shallow young man who was corrupted by the sinful Lord Henry Wotten(played by George Sanders). Dorian, who has recently had his portrait painted, proclaims upon his soul that he wishes that the picture would show all his aging and inner ugliness, so that he will be forever youthful. This would come at a high price, as indeed it is true that the portrait does become more hideous over time, which requires that it be hidden from view. Dorian must eventually come up with excuses and stories to explain why he doesn't age, while his contemporaries all do, leading to suspicions which must be dealt with... Effective filming of this clever story with a good cast and direction, and memorable unveiling of the portrait itself, which is quite scary(and seen in color). Angela Lansbury has a key supporting role here as an early victim of Dorian's wickedness. Not really a horror film as such, and quite talky, yet also fascinating.