Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

NutzieFagin The World of Henry Orient is a film about growing up and the pain of that first celebrity crush.....Come on! Admit it! All of us has had that love affair with a celebrity and the pain of finding out our illusions or gods had feet of clay.Set in the majestic scenes of New York City in the early Sixties, we meet the two central characters, Marion Gilbert, a somewhat curious girl, eager and adventurous and Val Boyd, a lonely but boisterous in need of a friend because of her parent marriage is falling apart at home. The girls become fast friends and Val confides that she is in love with a pianist named Henry Orient played by the talented Peter Sellers. Even though the film is named after Henry Orient we don't see too much of the character in a lot of scenes. Henry Orient is really a shallow, untalented pianist who is more interested in womanizing than perfecting his art. Will Val discover her dreams of love are just youthful dreams or will fate deal her a unkind hand to shatter her fantasies? The World of Henry Orient is one of those films that I encourage the young to see. It is a story of innocent youth maturing in a quiet sweet way. Perfect for that tween age between childhood and adult when a girl copes with the feeling of "falling in love". It is also a film where most adults look back at some fond memories The scenes of New York are visually beautiful and compelling---very much "New Yorkish" with it's scenes of Central Park and row townhouses. So if you are looking for one of those sweet silent comedy films---this would be the one!

brefane Intermittenly charming and funny courtesy of the 2 young actresses who perform with commendable believability and whose friendship supplies the film's most captivating and original moments. Unfortunately, the adults are less interesting and the girls' infatuation with Sellers is not persuasive. Sellers who starred in Lolita, The Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove has nothing to do, but is forced by the script to do it over and over while Paula Prentiss and Angela Lansbury have their moments, but Tom Bosely, Phyllis Thaxter and Bibi Osterwald bring the film down. Location shooting on NYC streets help, but the film feels overly long. Directed by George Roy Hill whose 1972 film Slaughterhouse-5 is a neglected gem.

DKosty123 From the director of Butch Cassidy & The Sting, Director Hill does a good job with the photography here. While this is a good solid film, the script could have been better. Still this is a worth while film to view.Peter Sellers is Henry Orient, a classic pianist who appears to be messing up his work because he is being distracted by Paula Prentiss. The towering Paula is a great distraction & his lack of practice at the keys begins upsetting audiences. I would have loved being distracted by Prentiss.The main story is of two young girls who are musically inclined, develop a crush on Henry & follow him all over town. This stalking is presented as perfectly harmless though more than once they catch Henry & Paula in the position. There is a strong supporting cast here including Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley, Al Lewis and others who add to the quality of the film. When the film concentrates on the main story, which is a coming of age story of two young girls & how their problems are handled by the parents who are split themselves, the story is very good. There is plenty of humor too. Once in a while, the film gets side tracked by a couple of minor plots. That is where the film weakens a bit. Still, seeing this cast & laughing at & with Peter Sellers is a very entertaining way to watch a movie.

johnscanlan2002 I've been watching this film on television over many years and I'm still struck by the unusually frank take on the parent child relationship that's shown here. Instead of the claptrap that all mothers love their children, this film shows a mother who really considers her daughter to be an inconvenience who's hindering her social life. Moreover this film shows a girl facing a relatively tough situation and overcoming it quite well. That's not shown too often. While this film is easily seen as a cutesy early 1960s fluff piece, I really think its not-too extreme situation is a good lesson for adolescent kids, and especially for girls.