for the second time this week. (You would think that immediately gives away my opinion, but I have unfortunately watched several films that I didn't like multiple times. I've seen Dude, Where's My Car
three times, for example. Don't judge me.)Top five observations:
1. Colin Firth deserved his Oscar. Look at what he had to accomplish with his character: Regalness perfectly blended with humility, a manner of speaking and behaving in keeping with the time period, and a stammer that wasn't overdone but conveyed the power of the story, just to name a few.
2. This is one of the first R-rated films that I felt was fully justified in its rating. The F-bombs were absolutely necessary to the story. Don't get me wrong, there are other R-rated films where the mature content added somewhat to the story, but I can't think of any off the top of my head where the mature content was completely necessary like this one. I'm a prude, get over it.
3. Geoffrey Rush is an ugly man. Uglier, in fact, than the real life dude he portrayed. See?
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| Not ugly... |
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| ugly! |
4. There are at least three Harry Potter actors in this film. This is a strength in my book. One of those actors is Helena Bonham Carter in one of her least quirky works in recent memory, and she is still impressive as always. I would like to hang out with her and absorb some of her brilliant weirdness.
5. I love that this is a true story, but it's also somehow a fresh and interesting story. There was nothing similar to this film in theaters this year - a historic piece which focuses on a friendship between two grown men and the struggles of a leader.
As you can see, lobsters, I give this two claws up. It was WAY better than Dude, Where's My Car.
