Review of The Happy Prince (2018) by Richard L — 13 Jan 2019

It seems to divide both audience and critics. Wilde is so widely, and personally, loved and admired that anything new about him will always attract intense disappointment from some.

I thought this was the most believable representation of Wilde, Douglas and the other players in this great and terrible tragedy. Characters who are for all their literary power very difficult to make real however committed the performers.

I suspect history will look much more kindly on this film which is very old fashioned, romantic, unpretentious and loveable.