Review of The King's Speech (2010) by Adhie R — 05 Nov 2012

Top noch performance by Collin Firth and Geofrey Rush!They deserve bigger than Oscar :).

This review of The King's Speech (2010) was written by Adhie R on 05 Nov 2012.

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

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