"The King's Speech" Review

9/10

"The King's Speech" Review

2010
A Tom Hooper Film
Protagonists:
Colin Firth
Geoffrey Rush
Helena Bonham Carter
Run-time: 1 hour 58 minutes

Disability is always troubling, more so when one is in the lime light; not by choice but by birth.

The King's Speech is an emotionally laden film that follows the struggle of King George VI(Colin Firth) as he tries to overcome his speech disorder with the help of an infuriatingly casual Australian man(Geoffrey Rush) and his unusual methods according to the medical practices of the time.

As history shows, George VI became the reluctant king after his brother abdicated the throne, and the film builds up to the speech held not only for his coronation but also the speech held live on the radio to announce that Britain was dragged into war.

Overall, there's not much action for the guys to cheer over, though there are quite a few humorous exchanges of banter and a few surprising revelations to those who didn't study on the subject before seeing the film. I would have to say that the film mostly appeals to women in the sense that it is a quiet film that displays the vulnerabilities of a man in power during a time when propriety was one of the driving forces behind action.

It is an entertaining film, and as with all forms of entertainment; it is an excellent way to waste or spend two hours.