"G...g.got anything by The Sex Pistols?"
The Royal Family must be very chuffed with the success of The King’s Speech. It shows the Queen’s Mom and Dad in a most humane light and even a committed anti-royalist like me was moved by George VI’s battle to overcome the debilitating stammer.
Needless to say Colin Firth is faultless in this role and if he doesn’t win the Oscar for this there is no justice. His double act with the equally sublime Geoffrey Rush as his speech therapist Lionel Logue is what makes the movie.
Tom Hooper’s direction doesn’t have to be flashy – he just has to make sure nothing draws the attention too far from these central performances. Thankfully he succeeds.
The music too, cannot be too fussy or overwhelming. Alexandre Desplat , is a solid and conservative choice to provide the soundtrack. Continue reading
