Review of The King's Speech (2010) by Richard D — 21 Aug 2018
Colin Firth stars as the Duke of York, soon to be King George VI when his brother Guy Pearce abdicates the throne after a few weeks to marry a twice-divorced American. Firth's father George V (Michael Gambon) was the first king to address the public via radio, and it's clear that Firth will have to be a media personality.
The problem is that he stutters and no doctors have been able to help him. An Australian actor turned speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) is able to help him. While this film was well-liked, it seems to have been cast aside in recent years due to it winning a not-very-well-deserved Best Picture Oscar and a certainly-undeserved Best Director Oscar.
In a way, that's a shame, since while this is undeniably middle brow entertainment, it's really quite good middlebrow entertainment that tells an interesting story with relateable personal stakes and has a really great cast.
This review of The King's Speech (2010) was written by Richard D on 21 Aug 2018.
The King's Speech has generally received very positive reviews.
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