You just have to see this movie. Colin Firth plays King George VI, Queen Elizabeth’s father. He’s stammers and seeks the help of a speech therapist, Lionel, played by Geoffrey Rush. A relationship develops – funny, deep, painful at times, but remarkable. I guess this is at least partially based on fact – the post movie words indicated it, which makes it a great story to make a movie about.
You could feel the pain and at times, I admit, the eyes felt a bit misty. There were some unusual wide-angled scenes that made the King look vulnerable, which he certainly was and Geoffrey Rush, well why don’t we see more of him man!? Fantastic.
Unmissable is my rating.
Enjoy.
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