Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The King’s Speech

Indie, Period
4 stars
Slow, but good. Based on a true story, Colin Firth stars as a stammering king-to-be George VI, who seeks assistance from an unconventional speech therapist, Geoffrey Rush. Costars include Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Peirce and Michael Gambon. There are some amusing scenes, mostly when Rush’s colorful character emerges on screen and especially when Firth goes on a swearing rant. Firth was excellent as the royal stutterer but my money is still on Christian Bale as Best Actor. Good movie.

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