KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

rodrig58 Audrey Hepburn is really delicious, as do Rex Harrison. Frederick Loewe's music is beautiful, the movie is long. But, due to the charm of the two actors, it is being watched with pleasure.

frankwiener Watching Audrey Hepburn play Eliza Doolittle while Marni Nixon sings some wonderful Lerner and Loewe songs is the best of both worlds. Having undergone extensive voice training for the role, when she learned that all of her songs would be dubbed by Ms. Nixon, Audrey walked off the set in a state of miserable disappointment but apologized to the cast on the next day. Under the circumstances, who wouldn't understand her woeful dismay? Class act, Audrey.While Rex Harrison "talked" his songs, often as he deliberated to himself, and while Ms. Nixon so pleasingly intoned Hepburn's songs, the one member of the cast who actually sang his songs was Stanley Holloway who replayed his original Broadway role as Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza's father. Holloway was born for the role. Sporting a dustman's cap with great authenticity and then donning an unlikely tuxedo for his own wedding, he stole the show with his two iconic singing and dancing numbers. Unforgettable!Unfortunately, not all of the songs in the show were as impressive as Holloway's, and, for me, a musical is only as good as its music, especially when it is brought to film. A few of the lesser tunes could have been eliminated without losing the gist of the story. The film also ran much too long with dialogue that seemed to repeat itself and actually became tiring. Eliza felt used and abused while Professor Higgins was slowly falling in love with her. Got it! No need to hammer these circumstances into our heads more than necessary.I also had trouble with the ending. While Harrison perfectly performs "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face", again in that special, introspective manner, and suddenly realizes how emotionally attached he had become to Eliza, what was the message of the final scene? That Henry was still the same arrogant egotist that he had always been? Shouldn't the movie have ended with a much more confident Eliza assertively instructing him to get his own bloomin' slippers? To the very end, Henry and Eliza never enter into a physical relationship, and I suppose that was consistent with Shaw's original play, upon which this musical was based. I can accept that, but what had Henry learned during the past two hours and fifty minutes of film time? Apparently, not much.

zkonedog There are many reasons to watch "My Fair Lady": It has incredible music. It is splendidly colorful. Audrey Hepburn is at her stylish best. What always draws me to this movie, though, is the incredible performance turned in by Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins. The journey of his character is the central block among-st which everything else coalesces around.For a basic plot summary, "My Fair Lady" is a grand experiment proposed by uber-bachelor Higgins (Harrison) and friend Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White). He bets Pickering that he can take lowly "gutter-snipe" Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) and turn her into a "lady" by primarily changing her phonetics.Like I said, there are numerous reasons to watch the film. Immediately after viewing, I purchased the soundtrack to add to my music collection, as it is that good. Watching in HD also allows the colorful nature of the film to really "pop". Women will also likely be captivated by the fashions and the contrast between what Eliza starts off as and who she becomes.As a "fellow" watching the film, however, I became more immersed in the journey of Professor Higgins than anything else. I personally have never seen Rex Harrison in any other movie, so to me every time I watch "My Fair Lady" he is 100% Higgins without bias. Whereas I was sometimes a bit confused with how we were supposed to understand Eliza's character, I could completely identify with Higgins (being male probably helps in this case). Without his performance, the experience of watching the film for me would have been a long, LONG three hours. With him in it, the time seems to fly by.I would also be remiss not to mention a sparkling performance from Stanley Holloway as Mr. Doolittle (Eliza's father). Though I can't exactly put my finger on what his character brings to the overall relationship dynamic of the movie, Holloway contributes some of the catchiest musical numbers of the entire experience.Overall, "My Fair Lady" is my favorite "sophisticated musical" to watch (only behind "Mary Poppins" in terms of musicals overall). Even though from the box art and trailer materials it looks more like a female-oriented production, it truly is not because of Harrison. A film that the whole family can enjoy, to be sure.

Lebowskidoo I bought this at a yard sale in 2013, kept putting it off thinking, "Aacck! Look how long it is! Singing and wacky accents! I should call the dentist and see if he can bump up that root canal!" I finally slapped it on...and I loved it! Rex Harrison's way of sing/talking, perfect! My favorite character: Colonel Pickering. Wilfred Hyde-White, that guy was great, a real scene stealer.Never before understood the allure of Audrey Hepburn...until now! Yeah, I'd seen Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Wait Until Dark, all many years ago. Maybe too many years ago, now I have a greater appreciation of classic movies. She's absolutely adorable in this movie, and that one scene when she walks out dressed for the ball...jaw, meet floor! Surprised I knew half the songs already. But it has been around awhile, plenty of time to become an iconic musical. It was great, check it out if you can.