Review of The King's Speech (2010) by Gene H — 11 Jul 2012

I saw The King's Speech back when it came out. It was pretty good, but I thought that I would have done a good job in Colin Firth's role. Kinda boring, though.

This review of The King's Speech (2010) was written by Gene H on 11 Jul 2012.

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