The King's Speech

Last night on my date (Yes, a date and no- not a girls night out date) we went to see The King's Speech. It is easy to see why The King's Speech is nominated for seven Golden Globes and twelve Oscars. Brilliantly acted with Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as his unique speech therapist, Lionel Logue, this film had me at full attention...which is hard to believe seeing as how I only slept for fourish hours the night before.

I'm not sure why I loved it so much. I am a sucker for anything WWII/ early-mid 20th century. Or maybe it was the fact that this film had a great storyline, unlike the host of movies currently out that are filled with trashy scenes and commentary, or possibly it could be the superb lineup of actors, or the music- I LOVED the music.

Alexandre Desplat composed the score, and highlights from some of Beethoven's greatest work fits perfectly into the selected scenes. It's full of movement and grace- from the pretty piano lines with accents of flutes and harps to two Beethoven classical pieces, the Allegretto from the Seventh Symphony and the Adagio from the Emperor Piano Concerto.

Go see it. You'll enjoy it.

And if you were interested about how the date went....it was bad. Just kidding!! It went really well. You know how the first date is always kind of awkward and you feel like you made a fool of yourself? Well...the second is always better.