Review of The King's Speech (2010) by Richard W — 04 Aug 2014

Fairly interesting and a bit silly. Watching actors pretend to be the royal family is more entertaining than watching the actual royal family doing anything.

This review of The King's Speech (2010) was written by Richard W on 04 Aug 2014.

The King's Speech has generally received very positive reviews.

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