This is a classic tale of "outsider goes to a strange foreign country and makes a difference". I originally had to watch this as part of a college assignment but found myself actually enjoying the movie a lot more than I thought I would. It is roughly 2 1/2 hours long, which is fairly common for historical movies of this type. It is well acted and the costumes and set design are amazing. Foster is perfect as always and even though I like Chow-Yun Fat I had never seen him do anything amazing before this. He is very good in this film however and deserves to be given appropriate credit. There is a bit of graphic violence which may be a bit much for the younger audience. Other than that, I recommend this to anyone liking epic historical films.
Review of Anna and the King
Anna and the King
(1999)
A solid historical epic which is better than you might think
10 December 2004