Movie Review: The King's Speech

A movie starring Colin Firth about a British king struggling to overcome a speech impediment, sounds action packed right? I did not expect to enjoy this movie. I expected it to be stuffy, heavy-handed and beyond boring. However, I decided to bite the bullet and check it out since it won best picture.
As it turns out it was almost more of a buddy movie then a grand historical piece. Prince Albert (Colin Firth), the Duke of York and eventual king, seeks the help of Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an atypical and under-qualified speech therapist. The relationship between Logue and Bertie was interesting to watch unfold. Rush & Firth did a good job of showing the complexities of this unlikely friendship. The supporting cast, including Helena Bonham-Carter and Guy Pierce was also excellent. The film was entertaining and had a fair bit of humor. It had a quiet, laid-back kind of tone.
Overall we really enjoyed the movie. It is definitely worth watching. There are plans to re-cut the film and remove some language to give it a PG-13 rating. See the original. The use of coarse language was actually pretty important to the story and was handled in a tasteful way. I think this new PG-13 cut would just seem watered down. They got it right the first time around.