"THE "KINGS SPEECH"... I THINK

Typecasting is something actors try to avoid.

See, it's difficult once you have seen an actor play a convincing serial-killer-zombie-alien to believe they could actually be June Cleaver.

While it is an acknowledgment of their talent (or lack thereof), it cuts down a great deal on future job offers

Which is while watching "The King's Speech," I was seriously distracted by a number of characters being played by actors I associate with other movie roles.

Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the Queen, very convincing possesses the role of the evil incarnate Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter movies.

Geoffrey Rush, who was rightfully nominated for best supporting actor, I may always see as the swash-buckling Captain Barbossa from Pirates of the Caribbean.

Jennifer Ehle, who plays Rush's character's wife, starred in the BBC Pride and Prejudice which first brought Colin Firth to the attention of American audiences as Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Timothy Spall, who plays Churchill, is also the despicable Wormtail in the Harry Potter films, while Michale Gabbon, who is the second Professor Dumbledore, plays the King's father.

I'm glad all these fine actors were in this worthy movie... but I was flashing back to all their other roles throughout the entire "King's Speech."

Which, again, is either a tribute to their fine acting -- or yet another symptom of my brain injury.