Wonderful Characters/Actors

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2011)

I went to this film thinking I would be one of a very small group interested in it in my community. To my surprise, I had trouble finding a seat. The theatre was full! I was impressed by both the male actor leads. They conveyed so much without words. I was amazed when the very responsive audience laughed at humorous parts of the movie when just slight changes in expression by Geoffrey Rush or Colin Firth conveyed this. They didn't overact at all. It was subtle, but everyone in the audience 'got it.' I was also blown away by how luminously beautiful Helen Bonham Carter was in the movie. How old is she? Didn't she play an ape in the last movie I saw her in? She's gotten younger while I've gotten older! I'll look forward to the Oscars this year to see how many this movie takes. Should be a lot!