One of John Huston's best

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2011)

The Man Who Would be King is simply wonderful in every sense of the word. John Huston is a terrific director, and his direction is masterly as he matches character to action in adept fashion. Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer are all fine actors, and all three are superb with brilliantly written characters, Connery in particular gives one of his most charismatic performances here. The film looks wonderful, with evocative locations and stunning cinematography. Maurice Jarre's score is very stirring, and while not his best(Lawrence of Arabia) it is up there. The script is sly, the story is riveting, the pace is spot on and the ending gives another meaning to the word pathos. Overall, it is a superb film and one of the best films of a fine director. 10/10 Bethany Cox