Review – The King and I

This classic musical features the role that came to be Yul Brynner’s trademark. Sure it’s trite, dated, sexist, and way too sentimental. But if you’re in the mood for something in the heartwarming neighborhood, you could do a lot worse. The “Getting to Know You” sequence may produce unpleasant flashbacks to grade school music classes, but the rest of the big production numbers are fine examples of the Hollywood musical genre in its Technicolor heyday. Worth seeing