An enthralling journey which is heart-warming, humorous and genuinely sincere.**** 1/2
There always seems to come a time in every British actors career where they must play the role of a historical British monarch. Riding on the success of his career defining performance in "A Single Man" and sampling the glory of Best Actor nominations across the award circuits, Colin Firth comes storming back with another film, determined, this time, to take the all the prizes with him too. But is "The King's Speech" worth its pre-Oscar hype?
Set across the years between the First and Second World War, "The King's Speech" concentrates on the rise of King George VI (Firth) and his personal woes, including his infamous stammer and disdain for public speaking. Obviously being royalty, having an ability to engage the public in moving and inspirational speeches tends to be a necessity of the job. In attempting to overcome this disability, he's entrusted in the care of the eccentric and flamboyant speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).
Over the course of the film, the two...
Misleading
When I saw the run time listed as 5 minutes, I knew that this was not the actual movie, so I began to look all over the description to find where it said that it was a preview and not the movie itself. I was unsuccessful, so as far as I could tell, the run time was the only clue. I too say shame on Amazon.
NO MMOVIE
why just a preview? if that is all it is, adverrtise it as such. very disappointing and makes me wonder if PRIME is GOOD DEAL
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