My 360th Review: Superb, Entertaining, and A Real Film

Rating: 10/10 (3 February 2011)

In an age of cookie cutter movies this stands out by a mile.
With acting rather than action to the fore this is a masterclass is good production, great acting, and clear directorship.
The story is both funny, accurate, and moving and records in detail the amazing transition of George from stuttering misfit to regal ruler with humility, humour, and a good lack of hubris.
Above all this is film. It is captivating, the performances and the film meld together to take you to another place and it is always fun and interesting when history is so well captured and reproduced.
It is, above all, refreshing to see a film that is original and entertaining. Some have complained it is over-sentimental - we didn't get that at all - I think rather it captures well the spirit of the British at that time - there is a sense of reserve in the film that lifts it to another level.
With superb performances and very confident direction this is, quite simply, a wonderful film.