Lionsgate has done a admirable job highlighting what’s most impressive in the film: its technical aspects and design.
Alfredson’s and Straughan’s dialed-back, demure technique was also adopted by Oldman and Firth for their performances.
Though rich in ambiguity and a generalized sense of apprehension, the film almost entirely avoids that spy-movie staple: the explosive set piece.
As pseudo-highbrow entertainments go, The King’s Speech is slightly north of enjoyable.
This ought to be chapter three in a series of prediction entries no longer than the amount of time it takes the orchestra to cut off the acceptance speeches of the winners in the short film categories.
We’re picking this one out of a hat, folks.
A handsome Blu-ray presentation of a film that largely plays like one of those video game cutscenes you can’t skip.
The King’s Speech barely buys what it’s selling.
On DVD, the film is now worthwhile for Tom Ford’s baby’s-first-movie commentary track.
Why beat around the beard? By this point, everyone is forecasting grizzled vet Jeff Bridges to join Christopher Waltz and Mo’Nique in a trifecta of functionally preordained acting wins.
We lamely present you with a carbon copy of the SAG’s own nominees for Best Actor.
Fashion designer Tom Ford seems determined to err not on the side of caution, but on that of aesthetic overload instead.
Robert Zemeckis is as committed to motion-capture CG animation as Ebenezer Scrooge is to pinching pennies.
The sole saving grace of the film is St. Trinian’s student body.
Easy Virtue gracelessly flattens its creator’s light gifts.
This special edition DVD will be the perfect holiday gift for your ABBA-lovin’ roommate…and a reason for you to invest in earplugs.
This film version of Mamma Mia! is such a full-scale disaster in every way that it’s hard to know what has held theatergoers’ attention for so long.
When Did You Last See Your Father? is a low-key Big Fish minus the whimsical fantasy.
Dialogue is a blunt-force trauma in Helen Hunt’s directorial debut.
Love Actually actually is the greatest modern Christmas movie.