Plot: King George VI (Colin Firth) of England who was King during WWII stuttered, and he engages speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) to help him.
Review: I love the Declaration of Independence. Thank God for Thomas Jefferson. I am so happy that our nation has nothing to do with an institution as worthless as the English Monarchy and especially the 1930's era monarchy with its world-wide empire.
The King's Speech has events which would be unremarkable for a high-school boy here in Southgate Michigan, but which have some ponderous meaning because it is the English royal family.
There is too much over-cute sitcom humor like -- Oh, should I bow or not? Look Lionel calls the Prince "Bertie" -- outrageous! Look! Its Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne when they were little girls -- OMG! See how the Prince doesn't stammer when he is swearing -- Oh! Princes aren't supposed to swear.
The basic idea of this movie is bad. The stuttering is probably difficult acting for Colin Firth to perform -- a nice job technically but so what. Geoffrey Rush's floppy face is expressive, and I like some of his proletarian sentiments, which were probably a-historical. Helena Bonham Carter was a highlight though.
This film is way over-rated. I suppose Anglophile might like it more than I. There are a few entertaining parts, but generally the film is not fun-to-watch.
It tries to engage intellectually on the level of "Look a handicapped person can be King too." We all like to see underdogs overcoming and making good. This is absurd for the Royal Family since they are in every way the opposite of underdogs.
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Rating: 2.0 stars
More: Who thought that this was a good idea for a movie?
1 comment:
I liked the movie, actually. It was good. You are supposed to relate with the King, and be happy when he succeeds and its about people growing and getting over their prejudices and whatnot. The interactions between the King and the other guy were very entertaining. Youre also supposed to feel bad for the King, that he has all these responsibilities and grew up with all these expectations.
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