It was a rainy afternoon when I went to see this much appraised film with my family but I left the theatre feeling brighter than ever.
The King's Speech was written by David Seidler and directed by Tom Hooper and is described as a "true-life drama about the morganatic bromance between introverted stammerer King George VI and his exuberant Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue: an affair brokered by George's shrewd wife in her pre-Queen-Mum incarnations as the Duchess of York, and then Queen Elizabeth."
By now we all know the story. And we've heard of all of the praise and nominations/awards it's received in the past several days. For me, The King's Speech's true test would be if it would live up to my expectations. Upon watching it, all I can really say about it is that this film is the best one i’ve seen in a really, really long time. While other movies I’ve seen as of late have had certain characteristics that made them stand out (Inception’s genius method of story telling and special effects, The Black Swan’s cinematography and acting…), The King’s Speech is the whole package. Or perhaps it would be more fitting to say, the whole “Royal Package”.
Steezy Score: ★★★★★
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