The King's Speech has emerged from under the shadow of ‘The Social Network’ these last two weeks to become the leading contender to pick up the Oscar for Best Picture as well as Colin Firth riding the wave of momentum on his quest for Oscar gold as best actor.
World War II is on the horizon and it’s down to the recently crowned King George VI (Firth), after his brother, the rightful heir following his father’s death, abdicated from the throne, to rally England but such a task looks beyond him due to suffering from a speech impediment. With Hitler and the threat of his army looming, King George has no choice but to find his voice in order to lead his country to war.
Under the instruction from his supportive wife Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), he goes to see a speech instructor, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Their relationship is one of teacher and student which develops over the course of the movie into something quite close. Their friendship is what makes this movie so memorable and engaging.
Probably not for the young or the action hearted but it is a brilliantly told true story and make no mistake about it, Firth deserves his Oscar nomination and he also deserves to take home the prestigious award. His amazing performance where he portrays a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders as he fights his stutter and lisp from bringing a man and a nation to its knees is remarkable.
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