12-19-2010, 11:38 PM
It was time for our yearly outing to the cinema. My GF, whom some of you have met, has trouble with things that require her to sit for any length of time as that would keep her from puttering. As with many persons of the feminine persuasion, my GF's preferred film is usually referred to as a "Chick-Flick", with a marked preference for anything from The Merchant of Ivory or some such thing. A lot of sepia, white flannel, and exotic sorts mumbling "yes, Memsahib", etc..
So. King's Speech. I tried to sell "RED" and was close to getting the nod thanks to Helen Mirren with a machine-gun, but...well, a whiff of sepia and period dress, and we were off to The Embarcadero for a "foreign film".
The good news is that it was a good movie; Colin Firth was quite good in making certain that we could see the intelligence behind the stammerer, Geoffrey Rush was very good at being a self-aware Aussie in London who was not a pirate, Helena B-Carter was good at the many faces of Royal matronliness and killed no one with a magic wand. It was not too dark, not too light, not too bogged down in historical exposition (history was alluded to in conversational snippets and one newsreel scene). The pacing was quite good.
I can give it a "thumbs up" without hesitation. It was enjoyable, well-acted, positive, and well-paced. Anyone who has spoken publicly will instantly identify with with Colin Firth's King.
So. King's Speech. I tried to sell "RED" and was close to getting the nod thanks to Helen Mirren with a machine-gun, but...well, a whiff of sepia and period dress, and we were off to The Embarcadero for a "foreign film".
The good news is that it was a good movie; Colin Firth was quite good in making certain that we could see the intelligence behind the stammerer, Geoffrey Rush was very good at being a self-aware Aussie in London who was not a pirate, Helena B-Carter was good at the many faces of Royal matronliness and killed no one with a magic wand. It was not too dark, not too light, not too bogged down in historical exposition (history was alluded to in conversational snippets and one newsreel scene). The pacing was quite good.
I can give it a "thumbs up" without hesitation. It was enjoyable, well-acted, positive, and well-paced. Anyone who has spoken publicly will instantly identify with with Colin Firth's King.
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