Good start, but then it gets ruined

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

It is said, quite often, that good cinema is like a good stew: it smells good but it tastes even better. I'm yet to chew into the DVD of The man who would be king -I'm not planning on doing so- but I've definitely caught its sniff. It's one I don't want to let go easily; on the contrary, I'd like it to keep it with me, to seep into my brain so it can cheer me up when I need it, or pull me together when I'm deep in the blue.And it is also said by specialists and cinema buffs alike that the adventure genre took a jump into a new era after the release of this film. And they're right. Today's adventure films are dominated by either blockbuster productions that special effects at the cost of a good plot or by action-packaged films in the line of Pacific Rim. The man who would be king is neither of these. Quite the opposite, in fact. A great, well-written and crammed with twists and turns adventure is the base of this flick. It is the story of two soldiers of the British Empire, as cheeky, greedy, and fun as the come, that have the pipe dream of becoming kings of Kifiristan, an unexplored region of the world.John Huston wanted to cast Bogart and Gable for the roles but, due to the death of the first, the roles went to Michael Caine and Sean Connery. The result couldn't have been better as they are a perfect fit for this story. And if you're asking yourself the question...yes, there is a moral at then end of the film. If I gave it away so easel y, I wouldn't be much of a reviewer, would I?

This is a highly enjoyable and lighthearted, yet somewhat moving film about two best friends and comrades who hoodwink an entire middle eastern village into thinking that one of them (Sean Connery) is a god. Well, as you can imagine, it doesn't go too well. This has now become one of my favorite Michael Caine movies.Not much more can be said about it unless you want to go into the deeper meaning of how god constructed man in his image, yet man cannot handle the responsibilities of a god, and how temptation and greed are a double edged sword. Lots of great lines, lots of memorable moments, well worth a watch. Just remember that THIS is Sean Connery's favorite role.

Films are meant to entertain. Not in a cheap sense, not in a higher sense. Everything else is welcomed, but that's what they should do first and foremost.And I can't really thing of a more entertaining film than this. I can't even think for the slightest of reasons why someone would walk out of a theater without satisfaction after watching this movie.An absolute 10/10. Both actors are excellent, John Houston is a legend, there's not even the slightest milli-second of tediousness in this film.Watching it, I was wishing it would never end.

John Huston's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Man Who Would Be King', with its stereotypical natives and romanticized imperialism, certainly won't win any awards for political correctness, but Michael Caine and Sean Connery's jaunty and charming performances make you forget that their characters and their deeds are rather despicable.For much of its runtime 'The Man Who Would Be King' plays a bit like a Bing Crosby/Bob Hope road pic. It's not until the best laid plans go astray in the third act that we see the story more clearly for what it is; a tragedy of ego and greed and the brotherhood between deeply flawed men with a seemingly incongruous sense of honor.