Anna and the King

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Plot: 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 read more... )s, nonmusical version of Anna and the King, and once again felt the sting of box-office failure. Both films deserved better, and this Anna is certain to eventually find the appreciative audience that eluded it in theaters. In many ways, this delightful costume romance transcends the latter-day quaintness of The King and I to offer a more lavish and rewarding version of the story of Anna Leonowens, based on her diaries and first told in Margaret Landon's 1944 novel.

In an otherwise admirable performance (although many felt her miscast), Jodie Foster struggles with her Victorian accent as Anna, the grieving widow who arrives in Siam in 1860 with her young son. Having accepted a post as tutor for the many children of the polygamous King Mongkut (Chow Yun-Fat), Anna finds herself drawn to the progressive monarch, whose passions swirl in a turbulent political climate. If the chemistry isn't entirely there, this culture clash still has plenty of regal charm, and Luciana Arrighi's production design is appropriately magnificent. Humor and politics are given equal measure, and Chow Yun-Fat is arguably the most endearing king to date--powerful yet tender, forceful but anguished by the heavier burdens of leadership. Bai Ling's intense performance as the tragic lover Tuptim adds emotional depth to one of the most underrated films of 1999. --Jeff Shannon

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  • SexiVixxEN
    SexiVixxEN
    Want To See
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    June 13, 2008
    Interested
  • QiRA
    QiRA
    4.5 Stars
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    November 18, 2008
    I like this romantic film, the king n anna who got caught up with the love... n the cultur difference
  • leviathanfire
    leviathanfire
    4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 17, 2008
    I personally like both The King and I and Anna and the King almost equally. It depends on if I want a musical adaptation (and Yul Brynner...) or if want the drama adaptation.
  • songbee
    songbee
    5.0 Stars
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    October 30, 2008
    It's definitely more interesting than the musical and more realistic. Chow-Yun Fat does an EXCELLENT job playing the king of Siam.
  • mingsysar
    mingsysar
    3.0 Stars
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    October 27, 2008
    I found this strangely moving. I don't usually like Jodie Foster as she's too cold, but here it works. Chow Yun Fat is no replacement for Yul Brynner, but I'm glad of the lack of songs. Watch out for her son as he goes on to play Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter, he's absolutely brilliant in this film.

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  • haldir4ever
    haldir4ever
    i 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!!!!!!!!!!!
    posted 524 days ago
  • VampireGeek
    VampireGeek
    Looks awsome anna did so much in her life. We should all respect her ...
    posted 567 days ago
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