The King's Speech (2010)

Everyone who is not perfect will relate to this movie. Colin Firth gets the cadence of King George VI's pre-war speech down pat. The movie features the strong relationship between King George VI and his speech therapist. The king meeting a commoner in his home as an equal is priceless. The journey along the way is full of personal challenges. The lesson here is overcoming an individual's greatest weakness. Having the courage and perseverance to come through at the most important time.While there are no action scenes the wide range of emotional drama is the action and keeps the viewer invested in the outcome. A rare masterpiece in film. All the more so because it is based on a true story with the backdrop of the start of WWII.

David Seidler, who wrote the screenplay, clearly did his homework, and the script is rich with dialogue uttered by the royal prototypes. Though he takes artistic license with certain facts, most such liberties are acceptable. A brilliant Colin Firth leading a sensational cast with Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter.Watching Firth agonisingly stammer his way through the closing speech at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium in 1925 is a masterclass in acting.

A brilliant movie overall.Two possibly interesting points:A couple of times the king or prince whispers "brother" or other words under his breath. What is with that?Telling a story to his daughters; the prince rather wickedly hints that the penguin would be turned into what all girls would like -- a handsome prince. Instead he transforms a "handsome prince" into a "short-tailed albatross" (which have very long wings) -- much to the dismay of the little girls. The look on one of the girl's faces is priceless.I digress. One may wonder what birds have to do with anything. As an amateur naturalist, I am rather certain of the answer.A good percentage of Brits love and have loved bird-watching for decades.So it would not be surprising for a royal to make references to birds.Just goes to show how detailed the screen writing was.Again I loved this movie.

Yes this was a great film, but it was way too slow paced for my liking. The 2 hour length should have been cut down to 1:20 - 1:30 mins. However, Tom Hopper's directing was great but I guess you are limited in what you can achieve with the script handed to you. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter were great in their roles, although their characters seemed a little stale. Nevertheless, I guess it all depends on ones taste, so it's only a 6/10 from me.