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My Fair Lady (1964) Rank 4 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give My Fair Lady (1964) a score of 3.0579 out of 4

based on (28) reviews

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Excellent

(6)

Very Good

(21)

Good

(1)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

Reviews by Score:

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Few genres of films are as magical as musicals, and few musicals are as intelligent and lively as My Fair Lady . ...read the complete My Fair Lady movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

Audrey Hepburn's dramatic transformation makes My Fair Lady an entertaining musical experience. ...read the complete My Fair Lady movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

New York Times (Bosley 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 the complete My Fair Lady movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Eight Oscars. Count them. This 1964 film, featuring an enduring Lerner and Loewe score, is a classic. For its 30th anniversary run, a new print was struck and distributed nationwide. ...read the complete My Fair Lady movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

Cukor's screen version is classy in the positive and negative sense of this term: Stylish and elegant but also bloated, overlong, and theatrical. Harrison is good but it doesn't help that Audrey Hepburn's singing is incongruously dubbed by Marni Nixon. ...read the complete My Fair Lady movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

This remains one of [Hepburn] best-loved roles. ...read the complete My Fair Lady movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

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