Review - King's Speech

The King’s Speech:

A drama about the soon to be King and his efforts to try and overcome a speech impediment with the help of a speech therapist is not usually the type of film that I watch or go to the cinema to specifically go to see. After all the positive reviews it has been getting and the positive media coverage it was becoming too hard to resist the Kings Speech and I eventually decided i would check it out to see if it was worth all the praise.

Going to see the King’s Speech even though I had earlier doubts may be one of the best choices have made in a while when going to see a film at the cinema.

The King’s Speech is a must see stylish drama that does turn out to be an intriguing plot but the even though the plot is strong the film is elevated to a must see by the superb performances by every single actor and actress who graces the scene.

To name a few of the great performances ;Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth, Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill, Michael Gambon as King George V and Guy Pearce as King Edward VIII who has a short reign on the throne. Every performance in the film is worthy of praise and Geoffery Rush is great as Lionel Logue the speech therapist teaching King George VI to overcome his stammer.

Geoffery Rush plays Logue the Australian speech therapist who has a different style to the other therapists and treats everybody as equals, from kid patients to Royals. Rush is on top from and any other film this performance would be the best performance by miles in a film, however Coli Firth’s performance as King George VI is an incredible performance that has surely won Firth an Oscar.

Despite great performances from others such as James Franco in 127 Hours, Colin Firth’s performance is superb and arguably the best of his career. Firth manages to make the audience feel for “Bertie” as he struggles with his stammer which he has had for so long he can’t remember not having it , yet at the same time makes you see his courage and bravery while looking weak and you believe in him that he will overcome his stammer.

The film moves along perfectly well and the stylish movie is a joy to watch. The plot at points may become predictable but that is normal with historical films and even when this happens those performances pull the film up when it slows down.

The Kings Speech is a must see and I am glad I went to see it even though I had a few doubts to begin with superb performances from the cast with Geoffery Rush and the superb Colin Firth, The Kings speech is stylish, classy and a great drama and story of fighting to overcome your fears and problems.

8/10