December 02, 2004
Wilde
(1997)
Stephen Fry .... Oscar Wilde
Jude Law .... Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
Vanessa Redgrave .... Lady Speranza Wilde
Jennifer Ehle .... Constance Lloyd Wilde
Gemma Jones .... Lady Queensberry
Judy Parfitt .... Lady Mount-Temple
Michael Sheen .... Robbie Ross
Zoë Wanamaker .... Ada Leverson
Tom Wilkinson .... Marquis of Queensberry
Ioan Gruffudd .... John Gray
Fictionalized account of Oscar Wilde's life.
Superb acting!
Stephen Fry is excellent (as usual) as Wilde. He is able to show both the tenderness and regret that Wilde had in his double life.
Jude Law shines as the petulant but desperate for affection Lord Douglas.
The only person who wasn't that great, oddly enough, was Tom Wilkinson. Not because he's not a great actor but because his character is only talked about so a picture is painted but then when he shows up, he's not nearly as reprehensible as he's made to seem.
The pacing and plot of the movie flowed beautifully. Never once did I look at the dispaly and think "Gah. [# of minutes] to go?" And not once was I confused or finding plot holes.
The best part of the movie was the use of Wilde's short story The Selfish Giant throughout the movie as a compliment to the movie itself.
Rent this movie if you get a chance.