What an amazing story and fabulous acting by all. Colin Firth is downright genius in his portrayal of King George and Helena Bonham Carter is understated but superb in her role as his supportive and caring wife. Geoffrey Rush is, of course, at his very best. You get everything a movie should have - humor, love, friendship, the human condition, sympathy, action, drama, family strife and power. Everything meshed together so well - I could have watched their friendship for another hour at least. Bravo and well done.
I absolutely LOVED this movie - the action sequences were fantastic, the star studded cast only added to the appeal - Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal and of course, Mr. Heath Ledger - who by all accounts deserves a post-humous Oscar nod for his portrayal of the Joker. His physical acting as well as his voice and the "tics" he created for the character just went above and beyond my expectations. This further confirms my theory that he was one of the best actors of this generation. What a damn shame - he will be missed. Go see this movie - you won't regret it!!!