72
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherEvery bit of the humor and vibrant humanity that flowed through the tender story of the English school-teacher and the quizzical king is richly preserved in the screen play that Ernest Lehman has prepared.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineEven without the music, this well-written story would be a splendid entertainment. But it's the music, that wonderful score written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, that makes this movie as beloved as it is.
- 80Washington PostTom ShalesWashington PostTom ShalesDirector Walter Lang does almost nothing to cinematize the show, but that's all right; King and I works fine as an act of theatrical preservation, and at some strange level the story, even with its abrupt ending, still has power. [27 Feb 1992, p.D7]
- 50Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrA typically overproduced 1956 Fox film of the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit, with Yul Brynner as the king and Deborah Kerr as the British schoolteacher who comes to Siam to educate Brynner's army of children. Too long at 133 minutes, but the score is swell.
- 50Time OutGeoff AndrewTime OutGeoff AndrewPoor songs (Hello Young Lovers, Getting to Know You), fair choreography, poor script, nice photography.