Jodie Foster, Chow Yun Fat, Tom Felton
What's a director to do? Andy Tennant's previous film was the highly enjoyable Cinderella romance Ever After, which vanished from theaters and became a video hit. Then Tennant made this gorgeou...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000
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August 14, 2008Such a beautiful story. Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat play their roles perfectly. I loved it.
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September 15, 2007Beautiful and thought provoking. The picture is a remake of Anna and the King of Siam, but differs in many respects from that picture and also from the related musical, The King and I.
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August 18, 2007I knew the basic story from the Yul Brenner version of the King and I, but this is well done. The scene on the bridge is a bit of a stretch. But I liked the movie's humour and the lessons it teaches. The ending is appropriate as well.
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August 9, 2007I love the original with Yul Brunner and I was so amazed how well this was done
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November 16, 2009Anna is a smart woman whom attract the king. It's a great movie. Love could touch two persons from two different culture. Love it...
But if the king has that much of son and daughter, how could he remember all names of them?
And the names of his lover and wife?
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September 16, 2009Different take on the Rogers and Hammerstein musical. No singing more drama, action. Nicely done.
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August 24, 2009Okay, so yah remember when Peter made his own version of this play on Family Guy? Lolz.
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August 21, 2009A great story about a widow who moves to Siam with her son to work as a teacher for the king's children. She brings a whole new culture to the Siamese people and she isn't afraid of telling them her opinion on various things.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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June 26, 2007i luv this movie even though i only got it cause tom felton was in it some parts i didnt want to see cause it was too gory ne ways this movie rox!!!!!!!!!!!
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