I went to see the King's Speech on Sunday afternoon; usually when I go at this time (around 5.30pm) any central London cinema is more or less empty but not for this film where the pre-publicity and word of mouth has made it the must-see movie for the new year and there were queues for tickets stretching outside the Odeon in Leicester Square.
There will be lots more awards other than the single Golden Globe to Colin Firth for his masterful performance as Bertie (King George Vl).
What was lovely though was the contagious laughter, the clapping at different intervals throughout the film and especially at the end where I thought we'd have given the actors a standing ovation.........
Go see it and cheer yourselves up!