Not exactly Shakespearean, but entertaining

Rating: 7/10 (11 March 2015)

The movie is highly entertaining for the first hour, but there a few problems in the 2nd: Colin Firth sounds like Colin Firth always does--basically Mr. Darcy 2.0--His character and tone had never changed in 10 years until he was cast in the King's Speech. Here is where my biggest problem lies: Joseph Fiennes sounds like a Shakespearean play, even when he is not meant to be performing the play in the movie. Gwyneth Paltrow is boring, and her Shakespearean performance at the end is not dramatic at all, and very poorly done--clearly ruined the ending of what could have been spectacular. I know we do Shakespeare a certain way now; but who knows if that is how Shakespeare wanted it done back then. Many records indicated he went by Bill, not Will.
Great Script, film had great acting for the first half, and felt like everyone got lazy for the second half of the film.