RELEASE: 2010; GENERE: Science-Fiction/Fantasy; RUN-TIME: 1 hr, 51 mins; RATED: R for some language; STARRING: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Carter; DIRECTED BY: Tom Hooper
REVIEW: This is definitely not an action movie. However, if you like deep and inspiring movies, this is one of the best ever. A very special film indeed with just the right mix of pathos, humor and well-observed period detail. It is a well crafted chapter of British history that charts a remarkable and unlikely friendship between two men from totally opposite sides of the class divide. Both entertaining and inspirational, it is definitely in the running as 2010's best movie and will - in the end - leave you speechless. Everyone it the theater loved it. We give it [5-Stars].
SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
REVIEW: This is definitely not an action movie. However, if you like deep and inspiring movies, this is one of the best ever. A very special film indeed with just the right mix of pathos, humor and well-observed period detail. It is a well crafted chapter of British history that charts a remarkable and unlikely friendship between two men from totally opposite sides of the class divide. Both entertaining and inspirational, it is definitely in the running as 2010's best movie and will - in the end - leave you speechless. Everyone it the theater loved it. We give it [5-Stars]. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
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