Review 124: The King's Speech
The King's Speech is a marvellous historical drama film and a rousingly inspirational film.
When England's throne is suddenly thrust upon him, amidst royal family scandal and impending world war, Prince Albert (Colin Firth), soon to become King George VI, must overcome a lifelong, debilitating speech impediment to lead his nation. After his iron-willed, compassionate wife Elizabeth (Helana Bonham Carter) secretly enlists an eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), the two men forge an unlikely friendship that will ultimately empower the monarch to find his voice, inspire his people and rally the world.
The plot is
At its core, it's a simple but terrifically well rounded story of conquering ones fears: At the time, their was succession crisis in the wake of George VI brother Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) abdicating the throne to marry Wallis Simpson and subsequently George VI was thrust in a position that he never expected to find himself in
The friendship that develops between George VI and Lionel Logue is another prominent theme in this film and one of its most endearing aspects.
Director Tom Hooper's direction is splendid handling the inspirational subject the expert respect and sensitivity. The cinematography is brilliant and captures the beauty of England in the 30's, the costumes are fabulous, the production design (recreating England in the 30's) is fantastic and beautifully detailed, the score by Alexandre Desplat is beautiful, the make up is rich and expertly detailed. The climactic speech is superbly filmed
It's absolutely terrific performances all round. Colin Firth is absolute standout in this film playing George VI. He beautifully encapsulates the mans pitch, his tempo as well as his fear, anxiety and his overall struggle to succeed, deliver and do his duty to the people. George VI had a lot of emotional baggage to handle.
Helena Bonham Carter delivers a
Geoffrey Rush is absolutely marvellous playing Lionel Logue
5/5.
The Anonymous Critic.
When England's throne is suddenly thrust upon him, amidst royal family scandal and impending world war, Prince Albert (Colin Firth), soon to become King George VI, must overcome a lifelong, debilitating speech impediment to lead his nation. After his iron-willed, compassionate wife Elizabeth (Helana Bonham Carter) secretly enlists an eccentric speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), the two men forge an unlikely friendship that will ultimately empower the monarch to find his voice, inspire his people and rally the world.
The plot is
At its core, it's a simple but terrifically well rounded story of conquering ones fears: At the time, their was succession crisis in the wake of George VI brother Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) abdicating the throne to marry Wallis Simpson and subsequently George VI was thrust in a position that he never expected to find himself in
The friendship that develops between George VI and Lionel Logue is another prominent theme in this film and one of its most endearing aspects.
Director Tom Hooper's direction is splendid handling the inspirational subject the expert respect and sensitivity. The cinematography is brilliant and captures the beauty of England in the 30's, the costumes are fabulous, the production design (recreating England in the 30's) is fantastic and beautifully detailed, the score by Alexandre Desplat is beautiful, the make up is rich and expertly detailed. The climactic speech is superbly filmed
It's absolutely terrific performances all round. Colin Firth is absolute standout in this film playing George VI. He beautifully encapsulates the mans pitch, his tempo as well as his fear, anxiety and his overall struggle to succeed, deliver and do his duty to the people. George VI had a lot of emotional baggage to handle.
Helena Bonham Carter delivers a
Geoffrey Rush is absolutely marvellous playing Lionel Logue
5/5.
The Anonymous Critic.
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