Le Discours d'un roi

Une magnifique caméra et une mise en scène (une promenade dans un parc brumeux avec des arbres coniques est un orgasme esthétique), des acteurs brillants, un héros principal handicapé (avec une scène de pleurs bouleversante), une épouse aimante, et quand ça devient plus intense, le booster de l'urgence se présente sous la forme de l'ascension d'Hitler au pouvoir... Simplement, une âme pure de rainman dans les décors nobles et anglais de Merchant et Ivory, ce n'était pas une autre mise sur la certitude des Oscars, bien que cette fois-ci réellement bienveillante et sincère. Mais ne soyons pas sentimentaux - Tom Hooper a simplement utilisé de manière "parfaite" tout ce qu'il a appris à l'école et ce que lui a enseigné le Hollywood doré et l'Angleterre dorée, et n'a pas apporté d'empreinte artistique à son œuvre, ni ne l'a fait avancer d'un pouce. C'est pourquoi je soutenais des artistes plus personnels, plus audacieux et plus progressistes comme Fincher et Aronofsky... (08/03/2011)

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)

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)