An enjoyable night out.
The look of sheer terror on Bertie's (Colin Firth) face as he braced himself for a public speaking duty, made my stomach churn with empathy. Any of us who have faced a seemingly unsurmountable challenge (haven't we all at some time?)recognise that gut-wrenching belt of anxiety. Firth got all the facial expressions and body language of the nerve-wracked to a tee. The kindly speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) who helps him and befriends him, is also brilliant, as are the rest of the line up.
The curmudgeon in me also revelled in the absence of inveterate mobile phone activity on the night. The cinema was filled with "older" (maybe "more mature" sounds better!)viewers who gave their full, undivided attention to the movie.
2 comments:
I like your description very much, it sounds like some good acting. And how nice not to have to listen to mobile phones! :-)
Thanks, Susannah.
I admit to feeling like a "Grumpy old woman" when I noticed how much nicer the cinema was without all the bleeping and shining (phone) lights!
Mari
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