The King's Speech

I enjoyed The King's Speech but after hearing so many rave reviews, I was left feeling slightly disappointed. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham-Carter all gave excellent performances and the essence of the film (the Duke of York, who became King George VI, trying to have his stammer cured and his relationship with his maverick Australian speech therapist) worked well. However, this is perhaps the least interesting element of the drama of the times. A far more compelling story is the abdication and the relationship between the two brothers and their wives before and after. Perhaps Tom Hooper could try to address that at a later date?