My Fair Lady
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 25, 1964 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
95
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Cukor doesn't try to hide the stage origins of his material; rather, he celebrates the falseness of his sets, placing his characters in a perfectly designed artificial world. Every frame of this 1964 film bespeaks Cukor's grace and commitment—it's an adaptation that becomes completely personal through the force of its mise-en-scene. Read full review
100
Chicago TribuneGene Siskel
Audrey Hepburn is a physical wonder; Rex Harrison defines his role; and production designer Gene Allen is the hidden star. A big screen production for the entire family. Read full review
100
The Hollywood ReporterStaff (Not Credited)
The picture is exquisite, extraordinary, a unique gem of filmmaking. Read full review
100
New York Daily NewsKate Cameron
The picture sparkles with witty dialogue, titilates with droll situations, stirs the heart with its story of the metamorphosis of a London guttersnipe in a fine lady, and its romantic intervals glow with warmth and charm that fascinates the audience. Read full review
100
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
In this literal, beautiful, bountiful version of the most gilt-edged attraction in theater history, Jack Warner has miraculously managed to turn gold into gold. Read full review
100
VarietyRobert J. Landry
It has riches of story, humor, acting and production values far beyond the average big picture. It is Hollywood at its best. Read full review
100
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
This 1964 film, featuring an enduring Lerner and Loewe score, is a classic. Read full review
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What distinguishes My Fair Lady above all is that it actually says something. It says it in a film of pointed words, unforgettable music and glorious images, but it says it. Read full review
100
EmpireStaff (Not Credited)
A wonderfully stylish and witty movie classic. Read full review
100
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Few genres of films are as magical as musicals, and few musicals are as intelligent and lively as My Fair Lady. It's a classic not because a group of stuffy film experts have labeled it as such, but because it has been, and always will be, a pure joy to experience. Read full review
100
The TelegraphSarah Crompton
A peachy-perfect example of what a movie musical should be. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
All things considered, it is the brilliance of Miss Hepburn as the Cockney waif who is transformed by Prof. Henry Higgins into an elegant female facade that gives an extra touch of subtle magic and individuality to the film. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
My Fair Lady, for all its kudos, often seems bloodless and never achieves the heights of the production that ran on the Mark Hellinger Theater stage eight times each week from 1956 through 1962. Read full review
60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The sets, costumes (by Cecil Beaton), photography, and Hermes Pan's choreography are all sumptuously impressive, and Harrison makes a fine, arrogant Professor Higgins; but Hepburn is clearly awkward as the Cockney Eliza in the first half, and in general the adaptation is a little too reverential to really come alive. Read full review
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The film seems to go on for about 45 minutes after the story is finished. Audrey Hepburn is an affecting Eliza, though she is totally unconvincing as a guttersnipe, and is made to sing with that dreadfully impersonal Marni Nixon voice that has issued from so many other screen stars.
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