Bored As Hell (Superb acting though)

Rating: 4/10 (3 March 2011)

First of all let me say that i am not the type of guy that normally writes a review whenever I see a movie in the theater.
As a matter of fact I actually signed up exclusively to leave a review for this movie because of the fact that it is subjected to all the hype and publicity, and moreover, because it just got 4 Academy awards.
Now let me get to the point. I went seeing this movie with huge expectations, and specifically expecting to see a stunning performance from the trio Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and in all honestly I really did. Each one of them did a fantastic job in playing the complex characters which they were.
Nonetheless this is where all the positive experience from the movie ends. Even though its a history based movie and there is still a "frame" which limits to a certain extent the plot as a whole, I really felt saying to myself "ok ..I hope something happens now". Characters didn't evolve, the whole environment and the whole feeling of progress was just not there. The whole movie was shot in 3 rooms, which would not have been a problem if there was some dynamics at least between the characters.
What I have seen instead is 2 hours of conversations between 2 superb actors which in best cases were presented with a touch of humor. The whole movie is focused towards a single event and the preparation for it which is a speech which the king has to hold on national radio and in which he announces that UK is at war with Nazi Germany.
If I have to retell the movie, I can really do it in 5 minutes without missing anything significant.
I am extremely disappointed from the fact that I felt bored from a movie which won 4 Oscars, including for best screenplay, best picture and best director. If I had the choice I would for sure went to see something else.