Great acting, but nothing unexpected

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2011)

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this film. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush play marvelously, the sets are perfect, the direction great. However, that was all to be expected. It is true that Mr. Firth needed to prove to people that he can act in stuff different from silly romantic comedies, but I knew he was a great actor. Same goes for Geoffrey Rush. The idea for the plot is in the history books. All one has to do here is not screw it up, and they didn't.
So, from a pure technical standpoint, the movie deserves a perfect ten. From a personal viewpoint, though, it was only a good movie, nothing spectacular. As such, I can't rate it highest, because I know I saw movie that I liked a lot more, at a level of perfection much inferior than King's Speech.
Bottom line: There are no twists, there is nothing really surprising in the film. Everybody does their job and presents the story perfectly. It's a good movie, but not a very enticing one.