I finally saw
The King's Speech yesterday at the Wednesday afternoon showing. Colin Firth really was brilliant. I was struck also with how well the crowds (extras?) did with making the silences 'uncomfortable' - you could feel it yourself on Bertie's behalf.
It's been a Colin Firth 24 hours, or 36 hours or something, because night before last Paulie and I watched
Another Country, which has a very young Colin Firth (before he learned to act all stoic-like).
Here's Part 1 of that film. It's available on Netflix streaming and also seems to be on youtube in 9 parts.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDw_oPPDVlw[/youtube]