Oscar Eve

Today, we saw the last of the Oscar Best Picture nominees that we will see before the ceremony tomorrow night.  And I believe we saved the best for last.  When we saw True Grit on Christmas night, I was sure we had seen the best film of the year.  That lasted until today when we saw The Kings Speech. 

The King's Speech was a dynamite film.  It tells the story of the Duke of York in the years before England was pushed into WWII.  The Duke finds himself being put in a position where is called upon to engage in public speaking.  That would not be a problem for most people raised in royalty but for the Duke, this was a very big problem as he is a stutterer.

Colin Firth will likely get the Oscar for his role as Albert, the son of King George V of Britain.  Unfortunately for Geoffrey Rush, who plays speech therapist Lionel Logue, Christian Bayle will likely get the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.  If not for Bayle's performance, Rush would also be a shoe-in.

The King's Speech is not so much a film about the Royals as it is a film about the human condition and the fight to overcome's one's problems.  That is something anyone can relate to.

I give the King's Speech 4 and Half Billys.