When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Michael Gambon |
| Director |
Tom Hooper |
| Screenplay | David Seidler |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2010 |
| Produced by | See Saw Films, Bedlam Productions |
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| Genre | Biography, drama |
| Language | Moderate, frequent in spurts |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Some mild, tense interactive scenes and snorting |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Alcohol and tobacco use |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  The King and I ... | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople 'n Menslike fliek wat jy lank met jou sal saamdra | 15 | |
| Cape Times Kirk Honeycutt The uncommon touch | 15 | |
| iAfrica.com Candice Whitehead | 15 | |
| 24.com Anton Marshall | 15 | |
| Box Office Pete Hammond The King's Speech is a magnificent movie treat, one of the very best pictures of the year and one so engaging and enlightening that it just may become a box office surprise once word of mouth hits the street. | 20 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert At the end, what we have here is a superior historical drama and a powerful personal one. And two opposites who remain friends for the rest of their lives. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Kieran Grant Firth carries the day with his impassioned and intuitive read on a rather remote historical figure. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The King's Speech delivers solid drama with a rousing climax - a fully satisfying and uplifting period piece that achieves its dramatic potential without sacrificing historical accuracy. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A crowning achievement powered by a dream cast. | 18 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs While it's always nice to have Oscar caliber films one can admire and appreciate, it's even better when you can throw in that they entertain and even move viewers. That's the case here. | 17 | |
| Metacritic.com 41 critics | 18 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 191 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Colin Firth gives a masterful performance in The King's Speech, a predictable but stylishly produced and rousing period drama. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 28143 Netizens One word; Brilliant | 17 | |
Average .. 85% | 17 | |