El discurso del Rey

Una fotografía y un diseño de producción magníficos (el paseo por un parque con neblina, con árboles cónicos, es un orgasmo estético), unos actores brillantes, un protagonista discapacitado (con una escena de llanto desgarradora), una esposa cariñosa y, cuando llega al fondo, un refuerzo de urgencia en forma de ascenso de Hitler al poder... Solo el alma pura de Rainman en los sublimes fondos ingleses de Merchant y Ivory, u otra apuesta segura al Oscar, aunque esta vez genuinamente buena y sincera. Pero no nos pongamos sentimentales, Tom Hooper "solo" capitaliza perfectamente todo lo que le enseñaron en la escuela y lo que le enseñaron el Hollywood dorado y la Inglaterra dorada, y no ha puesto ningún sello de autor en su obra ni ha movido nada en ningún sitio. Por eso tengo cruzo los dedos por artistas más personales, aventureros y avanzados como Fincher y Arronofsky... (08.03.2011)

Very pleasant period piece. A series of speech therapy sessions is not an ideal premise for the silver screen, but they managed to turn it into a remarkable result. Colin Firth excels in the role of an uncertain stuttering king and his performance is undoubtedly Oscar-worthy, he feels very sincere and uncynical, unlike the rest of the film. The titular “king’s speech” at the end really got me. 9/10 (23.01.2011)

A cultured speech therapy drama about the power of the voice and the imaginary status of a king. A wonderfully blissful play of static semi-details, mannerist textures and refined interiors, against which the chaotic wallpaper of Dr. Logue proudly stands out, who understands that the king is king above all when his subjects believe him. And in the 1930s, they can trust his voice above all. It's all a typical Rocky template about an outsider who climbed to the top, even though no one believed in him. Even with its sensitively stylizing representation of history, it is the equivalent of the excellent drama Frost/Nixon. An acting concert, from Colin Firth's stressed-out creation to Helen Bonham Carter's light-legged ballet. Maybe over-modified, but I like it... more than a handsome, gelled Fincher mop of hair. (20.01.2011)

The Unbearable Lightness of Royal Being, or the first film that allowed me to understand the power and meaning of the monarchy. Tom Hooper may be accused of "academic coldness" by some sensitive folk, but in my opinion, he directs in an economical style that allows the actors' charisma to shine through, placing The King's Speech amongst the ranks of engagingly chatty films like Howard's Frost/Nixon or Fincher's The Social Network. (23.01.2011)

It can start subtly and escalate very gradually, but King's Speech deeply touched me and when it comes to admiration for acting performances, it literally surpassed them. And just like the main character is a timid speaker and a future famous ruler, the movie is on one hand a sweet little film and on the other a spectacle that almost everyone can love and celebrate. (07.02.2011)