royal friendship

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2013)

The first thing that can be said about 'the king's speech' is the performance. C.Firth is amazing, performing very realistic a person with speech problems. In addition, the friendship that is built between the two main characters, the king and his doctor, is blending in nicely with the whole plot, keeping the audience's interest up. The historical facts are combined easily in the story, not too boring or tiring and, fortunately, not too confusing. However, apart from the above, the film does not give something to look forward to. It captures the atmosphere of the time and the way of life in the United Kingdom, but it is getting stuck on some points. Plus the doctor is not presented as he should be, giving more details about his life and hopes. All in all, an interesting film, but only for the ones that like this kind of films.