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Colin Firth won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at Sunday's Golden Globes -- which certainly give a boost to his movie, The King's Speech. Firth plays a reluctant monarch -- King George VI, who stepped up to the English throne in the wake of his brother's abdication -- undergoing speech therapy with Geoffrey Rush, so that he can address the public. His stammer was but one obstacle they overcome together.
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Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox give the royal treatment to "The King's Speech," the Oscar-baiting film starring Colin Firth as England's King George VI, who must overcome a severe stutter to help rally his nation as World War II looms. Helena Bonham Carter plays George's wife Elizabeth (the mother of the current Queen) while Geoffrey Rush is the unorthodox Australian speech therapist who works with the king. If you somehow need any more reasons to click, this exclusive review also includes a rare (proper) use of "insouciant." How very posh!
Rotten Tomatoes is a recurring segment dedicated to the movies. Join hosts Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox as they judge the freshness of studio blockbusters and independent hits. For more from Rotten Tomatoes: http://rottentomatoesshow.comBrett Erlich and Ellen Fox give the royal treatment to "The King's... more
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