The King's Speech
Rank 160 as of January
2013)
Age Rating 15
Year 2010
I have just watched this on Channel 4, and to be perfectly honest, I found it quite boring. Now, I don't know whether that is because I'm a 14 year old with not a lot of love for the Royal Family, nor the history of it. I do study history and really enjoy it, however the history of recent Royal Family is not of much interest to me. But I think if you have a interest in the Royal Family and quite factual movie, almost documentary-ish, then this movie is brilliant for you. As I'm not it really wasn't that great, to me!
Although I must say the acting from everybody is so good and Colin Firth definitely deserved the Oscar he won. Though I do believe that Geoffrey Rush should have won the Oscar of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, but at least he got nominated. I don't believe that the movie should had won Best Motion Picture of the Year. Sorry King's Speech crew!
Here is a run down of all the Oscars it was nominated for, or it won --->
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Won | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing Tom Hooper |
| Best Motion Picture of the Year Iain Canning Emile Sherman Gareth Unwin | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth | |||
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay David Seidler | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Art Direction Judy Farr (set decorator) Eve Stewart (production designer) | |
| Best Achievement in Cinematography Danny Cohen | |||
| Best Achievement in Costume Design Jenny Beavan | |||
| Best Achievement in Film Editing Tariq Anwar | |||
| Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Alexandre Desplat | |||
| Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Paul Hamblin Martin Jensen John Midgley | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Geoffrey Rush | |||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Helena Bonham Carter |
Sorry for such a crappy review, but I don't really know what to say about it! As it is literally about some Prince who is arrogant trying to learn how to speak, via a therapist. Not my cuppa-tea!
'When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could'
By Georgina
7/04/2013
I'm going to write another review now! Lucky you!
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