The King's Speech (2010)

☻ ☻ ☻ ☻ The King's Speech (2010). And you thought you were afraid of public speaking. A feel-good film you'll want to see again and again. Starring Colin Firth George VI), Geoffrey Rush (leveller Lionel Logue), Helena Bonham Carter (the future Queen Mum), Derek Jacobi (no-nonsense Archbishop Lang) and some great architecture and furniture. Speaking out:    95%/94% rottentomatoes.com  (2 Mar 2011*)   8.4/10 imdb.com (2 Mar 2011*) "[Colin] Firth leads from the front with such compassion, abetted by a director clearly in his thrall, that a film about the struggle for speech ultimately silences such cavils." Matt Wolf (The Arts Desk)  * * * Note * Date of website access.