Film Friday

 The intention with this - hopefully - is to post shorts on movies I've watched during the week.

Let's see how I go.

The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush and directed by Tom Hooper, focuses on the coronation of King George VI after the abdication of Edward VIII.

Unfortunately the new king has a very bad stammer. And with the Royals more in the public eye than ever with the rise of radio, it's imperative that the King be seen and heard as a leader, and not just a figurehead. Enter a rather unconventional speech therapist.

I remember going to The King's Speech at the movies years ago, and enjoying it. It holds up very nicely on second viewing and both Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush are - as expected - very good. Guy Pearce does a nice supporting turn as Edward VIII, while Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth (we would know her as the Queen Mother now) doesn't have a lot to do but be quietly supportive. Definitely worth watching.

Watching a Heath Ledger movie will never not make me feel a little bit sad, and even the sheer absurdity of A Knight's Tale hasn't changed that. 

I found a copy of this on DVD at an Op shop for, I think, $2 and honestly - the price was right. It's a fun movie with a great soundtrack as the medieval son of a thatcher tries to become a knight and win jousts. That's honestly it, that's the whole movie.