The lead female actress, Jennifer Lawrence gave a wonderful and powerful performance. I would give her an Oscar. This is how IMDb describes the movie: An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. Not the most cheery of films, but so moving to watch how she keeps her family together while looking for her father. I recommend it.
The other movie we saw, The King's Speech. Wonderful is all I can say! Colin Firth did an amazing job and deserves the Oscar. Geoffrey Rush was great as well. I was not used to seeing Helena Bonham Carter looking "normal" in a movie and rather enjoyed her role.
I love all things royal. I can't wait for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in April. I did not know the story behind King George the VI and how he came into power. Nor did I know about his father and brother or who his children were. I also have a soft spot for people who stutter. I have worked with many kids with this disorder and wish I could take their embarrassment and pain away when they speak. I am a big advocate of speech therapy and when I see a child who hates to speak in front of others open up and face their fear, it is a powerful thing. King George faced his fear and became a better man for it. Again I highly recommend this movie as well. If I were to choose between these two film's I'd probably say check out Winter's Bone first.
Only three more Best Film Oscar movies to see: Toy Story 3, The Fighter and True Grit. I don;t know if I'll get to them before the Oscars but I hope to.
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