The Other Boleyn Girl

2008

PG-13

1h 55m

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6.7/10

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A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

Directors

Justin Chadwick

Writers

Philippa Gregory(novel by)

Peter Morgan(screenplay by)

Andrew Davies(script consultant by)

Stars

Natalie Portman

Scarlett Johansson

Eric Bana

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Anne Boleyn

Mary Boleyn

Henry Tudor

George Boleyn

Sir Thomas Boleyn

Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

David Morrissey

Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk

William Carey

Henry Percy

Katherine of Aragon

William Stafford

Jane Parker

Thomas Cromwell

Francis Weston

Brandon

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Montserrat Roig de Puig

Lady in Waiting

Alfie Allen

King's Messenger

Directors

Justin Chadwick

Writers

Philippa Gregory(novel by)

Peter Morgan(screenplay by)

Andrew Davies(script consultant by)

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6/10

Except, it isn't really much about the "other" Boleyn girl at all, is it? Eric Bana never could hold a film together, and his effort as the amorous but volatile King Henry VIII proves he can't here either. Scarlett Johansson (Anne) and Natalie Portman (Mary) play the Boleyn girls well enough with decent, if brief, contributions from Kristin Scott-Thomas and Mark Rylance as their parents and from Jim Sturgess as their sexually ambiguous brother George. It looks sumptuous enough with plenty of attention to detail both indoors and out, but is over-written and it has all the sexual chemistry of a children's tea party. Sadly, it's a disappointingly weak adaptation of an intriguing story of betrayal, treachery and lust that really deserves better. Perhaps a film mainly for fans of a good costume drama that's big on costumes but less so on drama...

Geronimo196701 Jun, 2024