The character of Professor Higgins is a pompous, arrogant, thoughtless. selfish and completely unlikable character and it beggars belief that anyone could find anything about him worth caring about. And what is worse, he never redeems himself. George Bernard Shaw is far too enamoured with the sound of his own words to have been allowed to write the screenplay. There is good writing here no doubt, but most of the scenes are interminably long and verbose and continue long after the point has been made. Wendy Hiller is an absolute joy both to watch and listen to. Her performance is outstanding, but sadly not enough to save the movie from the endlessly annoying droning of Professor Higgins.
Review of Pygmalion
