love, but the performances and screenplay let me down. First of all, Colin Firth just doesn't have the gravitas to play the King. And Geoffrey Rush, a fine character actor, also seems a bit too weightless. I don't know, perhaps having them reverse roles would have helped? There isn't a surprise in the entire film; you know exactly what is coming and how it's coming.
I dream of Jeremy Irons and Alan Rickman in this film. The writing would still be mediocre, but the acting---- ah, I can't imagine any better than those two.
Don't get me wrong, it's good entertainment and your intelligence won't be insulted. Certainly, it's not like watching Jeff Bridges' stale cliché of a drunken sheriff.
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Topic - "The King's Speech:" the kind of film I really, really wanted to - tinear 19:26:29 01/04/11 (19)
- I quite enjoyed it and didn't want any other actors in it. - jeffreybehr 21:00:55 01/11/11 (0)
- But isn't the main point... - Harmonia 20:14:56 01/05/11 (3)
- I think my mild criticism was perceived as harsh. Indeed, I enjoyed it and said so. - tinear 08:32:57 01/06/11 (2)
- you said you really wanted to like it...only reason to say that is if you couldn't like it - Jazz Inmate 21:23:38 01/06/11 (1)
- No, you buffoon. I said, "love." Only a pathetic old maid such as you would confuse two such terms. nt - tinear 12:16:31 01/08/11 (0)
- i believe every film critic in the world disagrees with you NT - Jazz Inmate 19:28:14 01/04/11 (13)
- have you seen the critical excoriation of "Little Fockers"? - tunenut 11:51:06 01/05/11 (2)
- It wasn't a serious movie like King's Speech - Jazz Inmate 15:09:04 01/05/11 (1)
- RE: Pablito did not think it was a serious movie either? - crstandersen 16:06:37 01/05/11 (0)
- Tinsmear is known as a contrarian. He likes to buck the trend . . . - mr grits 11:41:46 01/05/11 (0)
- RE: You believe rightly... - patrickU 10:04:08 01/05/11 (3)
- you will be disappointed - Analog Scott 09:35:54 01/06/11 (2)
- It takes a brave man to say these things.... nt - tinear 17:56:37 01/06/11 (0)
- RE: you will be disappointed - patrickU 09:48:16 01/06/11 (0)
- You believe wrong; go to rottentomatoes.com and realize your error. nt - tinear 19:40:49 01/04/11 (4)
- RE: John Adams, Elisabeth I...Well excellent show! - patrickU 10:06:19 01/05/11 (0)
- Yeah, the TomatoMeter only shows 95% positive for Critics and 96% positive for Audience. - Tony D. 21:27:57 01/04/11 (1)
- "every" is what he said. The most laughable part of the film was when, with supposedly a very straight face, - tinear 08:19:44 01/05/11 (0)
- Ok ... - reelsmith. 20:13:06 01/04/11 (0)