The grand settings are nice, but the real beauty is in the relationships that develop. With that in mind, Colin Firth doesn't get the credit he deserves as an actor; he proves once again that he's more than up to the task of carrying a lead role and giving it the nuances it deserves.
Geoffrey Rush as Lionel is great, too. His interactions with the Duke humanise the royal, showing him as more than just a privileged and pompous figurehead that the public at large were conditioned to respect and revere.
I wasn't at all surprised to discover after viewing that parts written for the stage were incorporated into the screenplay - they're easy to spot.
4 mouth marbles out of 5
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I've seen this four times and much to much my surprise I've never Nutted it. :confused:
Same score. A wonderful wonderful film.
Hooper proved himself pretty worthy with this, The Damned United and John Adams but it seems he's gone a very slight decline with the two that followed King's.
...and now it seems he's up for a film adaptation of Cats. :erm:
No. Just no.
It was a Poundland blu, stuck between dozens of Twilight and Harry Potter boxes. I don’t much like period dramas, and I like the monarchy even less, but I do enjoy some Firth, so I picked it up and am really glad I did.
I know what Cats is but have no idea what it's about. It's maybe best I keep it that way.
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