TheKing’sSpeechDuetoaspecialexperience,Isawthisfilm.Thefilmstartsoffwithastammeringspeechandsignsoffwithastaggeringone.Thebasicpremiseofthemovieisfairlysimple.Akingwithastutterishelpedbyaspeechtherapisttoovercomehisproblemandbecomeaninspiringorator.Thefilmistheprivatestoryofafamouspublicman,kingGeorgeVI,thewomanwholovedhimandbecamehisqueen,andtheinnovative,Australianspeechtherapist,whohelpedhimcontrolandcometotermswiththestammerthathaddisturbedhimsincechildhood.Centraltothedramaticactionarefourmainincidents:thedeathin1936ofGeorgeV,thefirstkingtoaddresshissubjectsbytheradio;theaccessiontothethroneofhiseldestsonasEdwardandhisalmostimmediateabdicationinordertomarryAmericandoubledivorceWallisSimpos;thecrowningofhissuccessor,GeorgeVI;andfinally,in1939,theoutbreakofawarforwhichthekingandqueenbecamefigureheadsofimmeasurablenationalsignificancealongsidetheirprimeminister,WinstonChurchill.Althoughthefilminvolvesamanovercomingaseriousdisability,itisneithercouragenorsentimental.It’sthemesarecourageresponsibility!Overallthefilmisamajor,achievement,withFirthpresentinguswithagreatprofileincourage.Thefilmisveryfunnyandthecharactershavewarmthandhumanity.Itisaverypleasingmovie,doesnotleadtheaudienceintoalotofuncomfortablequestions.However,theartistryliesintheoverallbalanceofthemovie.YouslowlystartgettinggrippedbyDavidSeidler’sscreenplay.Theactorsandsuperb,takesitslowandsteadywithsuperbgriponeachoftheircharacters.Thefilmiswellpaced,andcarriesyoualongtotheemotionalclimax,sothat,eventhoughIknewthestory,ithadmeholdingmybreath!Ifyoudonotneedlotsofactionorspecialeffectsinyourfilm,andenjoyseeingtop-notchactorsattheverypeakoftheircraft.