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Stars two very beautiful and fascinating young actresses, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. That is almost too much for one movie screen. Couple them with a simple adaptation of a poor book: very sad considering the opportunity. A pretty poor film lacking much considering the important outcome this played in our history. Mary Boleyn (Johansson) is depicted as a simple girl, who expects nothing more than to get married. But her craftier sister Anne (Portman) is prepared for more. When it becomes apparent that King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) is not going to produce a male heir with his current wife (Ana Torrent), Anne positions herself as a potential mistress. Henry falls instead for Mary, causing a rift between the sisters. By the second half, Bana winds up brooding and seething in the shadows while Johansson merely looks shocked. Many missed opportunities to show the determination of the characters portrayed half heatedly in the film and book. Some of the supporters show even less depth, such as the girls' nitwit brother George (Jim Sturgess) or the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) who sets the whole plan in motion, and practically breathes evil in every scene. Portman somehow clutches to some semblance of dignity, and Kristin Scott Thomas as the girls' mother carries most of the film's wisdom. The film leaves a vast air of uncertainty behind and very little is shown of the character and regal power of Henry, who was considered an athelete and champion at jousting, battle strategy and cunning. The spark was never there in this, leading to a damp soap opera.Read full review
A pretty good film adaptation of Phillipa Gregory’s novel. Slightly too “Hollywood” but pretty good and famous actors do an ok job in this film toox
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A very watchable film but not really accurate to what happened in real life. Eg rape of Ann Boleyn before marriage to Henry III. I dont she would have narried him if he did
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The other boleyn girl dvd is a excellent film well pleased thanks highly recommend
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Just finishing reading the book. Can't wait to see the film too.
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