A survey recently declared that English accents are considered the most attractive globally. It’s unlikely that “Prof. Henry Higgins” (Rex Harrison) was aiming for this kind of recognition when, annoyed by the way people spoke in London, he decides to take "Eliza" (Audrey Hepburn), a flower girl, under his wing and promises his well-to-do friend "Col. Pickering" (Wilfred Hyde-White) that he can train her to convincin…

This movie has considerable merit, but it also contains some errors that are hard to overlook. I’d heard a great deal about this film before I finally decided to watch it. Many consider it one of the greatest musicals ever made, and I can agree that it's genuinely very good and deserving of recognition. Still, it didn't completely win me over, which I'll explain further. Drawing heavily from the classic story o…

The distinction between a woman and a girl selling flowers isn’t about her actions, but rather how people respond to her. Wealthy phonetics expert Professor Henry Higgins, played by Rex Harrison, takes on a bet: he believes he can transform a boisterous London flower girl, Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), into someone acceptable in high society. This film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion," …