The King´s Speech, or Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush at their best! it´s not one more historical drama and the absolutely brilliant cast is proof enough and probably the most convincing reason for you to watch this delight of a film.

Britain´s Prince Albert (Colin Firth) must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) hires Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extraordinary and unlikely friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional and quite unorthodox for the time means to teach the monarch how to speak confidently.

The film won 4 major Oscars, Best Picture, Best performance by an actor in a leading and supporting role for Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush respectively, and the directing Oscar for Tom Hooper.

As I said at the beginning, it´s not one more historical drama. The development of the characters is truly touching, even if you don´t stammer you are bound to feel for poor Bertie (that´s what Lionel calls Prince Albert) and you will most likely wish Lionel Logue could be your friend! What I found particularly astonishing about the film is that I truly connected with the main character and genuinely wanted him to do well in his final act (watch it to see what I mean!). I was on the verge of tears and ready to clap when the film ended and I don´t have any speech impediment nor do I belong to any Royal family (unfortunately!). Thus, there was no obvious reason for someone like me to identify so much with such a character, and that for me, is the success of the film.