Review of The King's Speech (2010) by Raphael Georg K — 07 Apr 2013

When I heard about this movie I realy got anxious to see him, but I couldn't. Then I heard that it had been nominated for the Oscars, and later won 4 including Best Picture. At the time that I was sad about it (especially because Inception had also been nominated). But months went by and I finally could see the movie ... and the oscar was more than deserved!

"The King's Speech" is a simply powerful movie in every detail. Tom Hooper manages to give a fantastic direction in the film, and the images and scenarios that he uses are impressive builds the film by every minute that passes. But the strongest point of the movie it realy is the superb story.

It's the biopic that tells the story of how King George VI (Colin Firth), the father of Queen Elizabeth II, overcame his stuttering problem. Being considered incapable by everyone except for his father to be king.

George is reluctantly thrust to the throne after his brother David (Guy Pearce) is forced to abdicate. Overshadowed on the global stage by powerful orators like Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini, the King relies on the help of a little known Australian therapist, named Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) to find his voice and boldly lead his people to mankind more devastating war has ever faced.

The film manages to deliver a powerful, hilarious and poignant story, said against the backdrop of a critical moment in modern history. All thanks to the screenplay by David Seidler which is excellent. The British dry humor that David adds to the film's hilarious and fits perfectly in the movie. Placing an amazing reality on the characters, we see for the 1st time that the royal people are human beens like any other normal people with their own personal problems as anyone.

Geoffrey Rush does a fantastic job, as well Helena Bonham Carter (as the wife of King George). But the shining star is Colin Firth, is EXCELLENT in every detail perfect giving a stutterer, and a very relatable character.

The build up to the final climax is skillfully executed and led the audience to burst into applauses. That took this movie, as I call, a "INSTANT CLASSIC".