Fun fact: I knew close to twenty people who took in this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Not one of them saw THE KING’S SPEECH. And yet, this film snagged The Audience Choice Award for TIFF 2010.

So it’s no small wonder that I now find myself looking forward to it quite a bit! After all, in years past the ACA has gone to films like WHALE RIDER, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, SHINE, and EASTERN PROMISES.

Perhaps such choices point towards this film being a worthwhile two hours, and perhaps one that we’re talking about come Oscar season…