Review of The King and I (1956) by James O — 01 Jul 2011

An immensely good classic from years back that still deserves acclaim. Well constructed film throughout.

This review of The King and I (1956) was written by James O on 01 Jul 2011.

The King and I has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The King and I

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Antoni G (34) on 02 Jan 2013

Astounding performances by Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner as their chemistry truly is extremely effective in this musical film…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Jess L (793) on 06 Feb 2013

Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein! A lush and visually stunning musical with wonderful songs and extravagant costumes…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Jessica P (429) on 29 Mar 2018

A childhood movie of mine, I love this timeless classic because it entails the beauty of romance back then without anything explicit…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Lisa M (931) on 26 Aug 2017

Yul Brynner is magnificent. The costumes, music, story - a fantastic movie musical…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Ryan V (1,568) on 19 Jun 2013

Anna (Deborah Kerr) is a widowed English governess who travels to Siam with her son in order to take a teaching position at the King's palace…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Marcus G (483) on 03 Nov 2012

A sumptuous musical with stellar performances all round, but defiantly the show stealing Yul Brynner…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Tisam A (1) on 18 Nov 2012

A really good movie with a nice storyline but there were some issues I had, actually only one, I thought the songs could've been better but…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Levonne P (88) on 01 Jan 2013

I love Yul Brynner, and I've loved musicals since I was a small child…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Rahul J (64) on 21 Jun 2012

Another masterpiece from Rodgers and Hammerstein. The music, costumes, songs and sets makes you get lost in a wonderful world…

Read Review

Review of The King and I (1956)

By Indira S (412) on 26 Jul 2014

A very fun musical, the lines were funny in a good way I never though Yul could play such a fun character befiore…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Evita (1996)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 06 Jul 2007

In what I saw, Madonna in the title role tries bravely not to buckle under the weight of Stone and Parker's sense of Stalinist monumentality…

Read Review

Review of The History Boys (2006)

By Juh. (2) on 29 Apr 2007

A homosexual propaganda film which infers that its ok for a male teacher to have sex with 17 year old boys and to molest them on a regular basis…

Read Review

Review of The Bone Collector (1999)

By Rhiannon B (41) on 12 Nov 2014

Featuring a performance from Denzel Washington and directed by Phillip Noyce, The Bone Collector sounded like an interesting chance to see…

Read Review

Review of Ali (2001)

By Eric T (877) on 31 Jul 2010

All that I learned from this movie is that Ali didnt stop running his mouth and he had sex with many women. What a saint…

Read Review

Review of The Lion King (1994)

By Sander (1) on 30 Apr 2008

Fuck Disney. They RIPPED-OFF Kimba the white lion, without even giving any credit to Ozamu Tesuka, the creator…

Read Review

Review of Against the Ropes (2004)

By Bart & (242) on 09 Jan 2010

Bad film... Meg Ryan is always beautiful but this film is horrible…

Read Review

Review of Mercury Rising (1998)

By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 May 1998

The actors' serious faces are out of place in this hopelessly silly action conspiracy…

Read Review

Review of Lantana (2001)

By Mahdi R (19) on 27 Aug 2012

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Everything is just so wrong about this movie.. I don't get all these awards, nominations, attentions & stars…

Read Review

Review of The Thin Red Line (1998)

By Hubcam (1) on 14 Jan 2011

Was like suffering through a 2 hour Calvin Klein commercial, Apocalypse Now style. My God what a heady bunch of crap…

Read Review

Review of Il Divo (2008)

By Huw J (5) on 15 Jan 2016

Disappointing. Was hoping for a tense Borgen-esque political drama. Instead it's style over substance…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The King and I

1956

76%446 Reviews

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

2014

58%183 Reviews

The Lighthouse

2019

77%167 Reviews

George of the Jungle

1997

53%374 Reviews

Rat Race

2001

64%627 Reviews

Let's Go to Prison

2006

50%432 Reviews

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer

2007

55%259 Reviews

Tropical Malady

2004

73%79 Reviews

The Hitch-Hiker

1953

65%64 Reviews

Rio Lobo

1970

61%81 Reviews