1st watch 12/6/2009 4 out of 10 ( dir walter lang ) represent disappoint musical from a character development standpoint and in my opinion and from this much herald rodgers and hammerstein piece . there a couple of good song and a decent comical portrayal and at time and of the king of siam by yul brynner but the movie doesn not really do a good job of present the situation and the setting . i can only blame the screenplay and possibly some of the acting a to why we do not fully understand the character and their situation . i know it might be a little too much to ask of a musical meant for the enjoyment of the song and the dancing and but even this part do not stand out a lot for me . the basic storyline be about an english woman come to siam to teach the child about upscale european thing . we find out later that the king be actually the big pupil . there be a side forbidden romance between the king new wife and play by rita moreno ( a latino a an arab come on . ) and a former lover that cause some complication but nothing really mesmerize add though . deborah kerr and a the main female character annie be ok but not that convince either . the king learn some thing because of her presence and then the movie fade away a he do . this be really a miniscule story with some song and dance but not that great of an experience for a viewer really .