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Peter Bradshaw: This handsome movie about the abdication crisis and George VI's stammer is a clever anti-Pygmalion

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"The King's Speech" tells the story of a man compelled to speak to the world with a stammer. It must be painful enough for one who stammers to speak to another person. To face a radio microphone and know the British Empire is listening must be terrifying. At the time of the speech mentioned in this title, a quarter of the Earth's population was in the Empire, and of course much of North ...

"The King's Speech," a buddy story about aggressively charming opposites — Colin Firth as the stutterer who would be king and Geoffrey Rush as his speech therapist.

Review: The King's Speech. "In the past, all a king had to do was look good in uniform," observes King George V (Michael Gambon)—the first British monarch to address his subjects via radio—early on in Tom Hooper's splendid period drama The King's Speech. "Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves," he continues.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 3, 2023. With impeccable period detail accompanied by a few great performances, The King's Speech is a crowd-friendly, uncomplicated film with a big heart ...

The King's Speech. England's Prince Albert (Colin Firth) must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to ...

The King's Speech. A stirring, handsomely mounted tale of unlikely friendship starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. By Peter Debruge. Americans love kings, so long as they needn't answer to ...

A movie review by James Berardinelli. The King's Speech delivers solid drama with a rousing climax - a fully satisfying and uplifting period piece that achieves its dramatic potential without sacrificing historical accuracy. Unless you count Hitler, who is seen from afar, the narrative is villain-free, allowing the focus to be on the internal ...

Colin Firth plays King George VI in an enlightening film about a little-known aspect of British pre-war history.

The King's Speech Review. Prince George (Firth), known as Bertie to loved ones, has been afflicted by a debilitating stammer since his childhood. And when his brother abdicates the throne and ...

The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush.

Colin Firth, following up on his Oscar-nominated role in "A Single Man," now can claim a place among Britain's finest film actors with his performance as the man who became King George VI.

The King's Speech: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Robert Portal. The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.

When apart, The King's Speech is at its weakest — being left wide open to uneeded superfluities which caused me to lose focus and interest (you may think otherwise, if you're into the entire political scheme of things). Fortunately, the majority of the film isn't about politics, instead succeeding because of its very touching human ...

An enthralling and heart-stirring biodrama about an unusual friendship that transforms the life and soul of King George VI of England. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Prince Albert (Colin Firth) is the second son of King George V (Michael Gambon), a charismatic leader of the English people. The King has mastered the new medium of ...

The King's Speech is quite ludicrously rated "R" for only one scene in which the future King therapeutically screams out the F-word multiple times after Logue figures out that he's able to scream such obscenities without stammering. It's a perfectly appropriate scene, and there's nothing else within the film that gives justification to its R ...

The King's Speech, written by David Seidler, is moving, informative, and easily engages a broad audience. But is it an accessible and emotionally satisfying journey?

Superb drama about overcoming fears is fine for teens. Read Common Sense Media's The King's Speech review, age rating, and parents guide.

The King's Speech is a warm, wise film - the best period movie of the year and one of the year's best movies. It's a warm, richly funny and highly enjoyable human story that takes an intriguing sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history.

'The King's Speech' is a competent Oscar-baiting historical drama, but does the film stammer too much for the mainstream moviegoer? Read our review to find out.

The King's Speech is a beautifully woven, compassionately acted film about a man's journey into the depths of himself. The rise to power of England's King George VI is a classic hero's journey tale...

Movie Review Living life without being able to speak easily and fluently is more than just a mere trial. Relaying even the simplest thought is grueling—as well as frustrating and sometimes embarrassing. Well-meaning but patronizing family members offer all manner of useless advice regarding elocution. Speech therapists fill your mouth with marbles and then command you to speak clearly ...