Listened to the hype, read the reviews, watched the many award shows, so after yesterday's pub afternoon we all decided to go see The King's Speech. Surely I couldn't be lucky enough to see two classic films in one week? Well, yes I managed it alright. The Kings Speech is one of those rare films that grabs you from the very start and just gets better and better throughout. Colin Firth of course, rightly deserves the accolades as his performance in this film is excellent. I couldn't help thinking though, that he looked more like James Hewitt than King George VI, but my goodness he is good. Perhaps equally as good are his supporting cast and in particular Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce and Helena Bonham Carter, who must be in line for some supporting role awards. And talking of awards, it's the BAFTA Awards tonight with The King's Speech up for 14 BAFTA's. Expect some big wins and expect quite a few Oscars, because this film is seriously good. Last time I saw a film that thrilled me this much (apart from that dodgy film in Amsterdam, but that's a long story) was Slumdog Millionaire and that did pretty well in the awards department.....
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