Bertie, Duke of York has a serious speech problem! It seems he can't stop stuttering, which is a issue as duke. Every time he has to make a speech to his people he stresses out majorly which only makes his stuttering worse. He doesn't know what to do. He's tried almost every speech therapist in the land and just feels like giving up. However, his wife refuses to give up. She finds Lionel Logue, who has received great reviews and results from his patients through unconventional means. She convinces Bertie to go see him and at first he resists everything the therapist tries. Soon afterward the King dies, and Bertie's older brother is unfit to rule leaving him the next in line for the throne. Terrified because of all the speeches is is sure to have to give, he goes back to Lionel to help him become worthy of the throne.
This movie was originally rated R for saying the F-bomb 17 times. I'm glad they decided to release a PG13 version, because this was a great movie! I thought it would be kind of boring, but it was actually really entertaining. It had it's funny moments as well as it's serious ones. This is based on a true story, so it was interesting to see how King George VI overcame his difficulty. Lionel, his therapist, was really funny and really good at what he did. I thought it was very well cast! The only casting problem I had was who they cast for Winston Churchill.
This is rated PG13 because it still has one scene with a lot of language. It's a scene where his speech therapist finds out that he doesn't stutter when he curses, then he just lets it all fly! It used to be the F-word, but now they replaced it with a different swear word. I think they might've left one F-bomb in there. This scene is the only reason it is rated pg13.
I think someone should be around 14 or 15 to see this movie. It does have lots of language, but I'm mainly saying this because I don't think younger kids would be interested in it.
This movie is very much worth seeing! Go take advantage of the re-release!
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