One of those films that I was sure had a thread but I can't find it. Colin Firth is the Duke of York, bearing the weight of the world as his father is declining, his crown prince brother is derided by all parties as inadequate for the throne, a catastrophic war is looming for the British Empire, and he himself is sidled with a crippling stammer that makes the prospect of a public life --- let alone one leading his nation in war --- terrifying. Geoffrey Rush is his speech therapist. Helena Bonham-Carter is his kind wife, who I suddenly realized 3/4 of the way through the picture was the Queen Mum herself.