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"entertaining but historically questionable costume drama", ***1/2

Though no "A Man for all Seasons" by any stretch of the imagination, Justin Chadwick`s "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a handsomely mounted, reasonably entertaining soap opera set in the politically-charged court of King Henry VIII.

Based on the highly fictionalized and speculative novel by Phillipa Gregory, the movie chronicles the 16th Century catfight between the two Boleyn sisters - the more famous one, Anne, whose marriage to the divorced king resulted in England's final rupture with the Church of Rome (and the eventual loss of her own head when she, like his first wife Catherine, could not provide him with a male heir), and the lesser known, already married Mary who, at least as portrayed in this film, was every bit as attractive to the king as the sister who would eventually win his hand.

The Peter Morgan screenplay reduces the complex historical events to the level of a Harlequin Romance, pitting the two sisters against one another in a competition for the king's affections. All of this is of considerably less interest than the almost ruthless, behind-the-scenes machinations undertaken by the girls' family to groom them as concubines for the crass purpose of currying royal favor. In fact, it is when the movie touches on the mores of the time and of life at court that it is at its most compelling.

Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana all seem to be having great fun playing at dress-up, but the richest performances are delivered by Mark Rylance and David Morrissey as the girls' calculating father and uncle respectively, and Kristin Scott Thomas as their levelheaded, pragmatic mother, helpless to prevent the tragedy that was doomed to engulf her family.

The costumes and settings are nothing short of sensational, and they alone maintain our interest even when the scriptwriting fails to live up to the level of its subject.

"a lukewarm experiment", *The Other Boleyn Girl* is a beautiful Hollywood production which has nothing to do with true history.
Many important facts are incorrect and in addition to this some of them have never happend in history.

If Justion Chadwick would have stuck to true history this movie could have been terrific.

Contrary to the interessting Tudor-history this movie is a lukewarm experiment.

In my opinion this movie comes in the same league as *Elisabeth* and *Elisabeth: The Golden Age*. The director Shekhar Kapur presents history after his own fashion as well as Justin Chadwick in *The Other Boleyn Girl*.

Because of the mutilated history I cannot recommend this film.

The only things worth seeing are the costumes and the acting ability of the actors.

"Blu-Ray Review", My impression was this particular Blu-Ray was crystal clear on my 50 inch plasma. Every detail of the faces that you'd never expect to notice, I noticed. The clarity was stunning although I've seen other Blue Ray movies that I haven't noticed the clarity as much. The movie itself is not 5 star, but 4 or so.

"The Other Boleyn Girl", It was a great movie truely worth every dollar if you buy it you will not be disappointed at all. It was truely one for my collection.

"My Favorite Movie! WOW! ", At first when I saw the cover I wasn't so motivated. I am not such a fan of these historical movies but this one was incredible! It made me cry and it moved me and touched me. The story is so engaging everything is perfect. I have classified it as my favorite movie, what more can I say?!

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"The Other Boleyn Girl", This was a wonderful film. Very true, historically. Well acted. Authentic costumes. Good character development. Well done!

"A passionate and complex film.", This is a beautifully acted, scripted, and directed period film.

I know there are a number of inaccuracies regarding the historical elements in this film, but that's to be expected from Hollywood. I found the story riveting, the performances strong and convincing, and the plot, whether inaccurate or not, very believable and rather very likely.

It is something of a revisionist's version of what had happened in King Henry VIII's reign in that Anne Boleyn was one of the most hated women in British history and often considered/described as the stereotypical gold digger, but I have always felt there was much more to the story than the tidbits of the bias history presented about her. This tale presents a very different view of Anne Boleyn, brilliantly portrayed by Natalie Portman of Star Wars Prequel Trilogy fame, who seems more a victim of her family's quest for power and influence which, quite frankly, would be a far more likely scenario than the concept of the independent, crafty gold digger that history seems to constantly portray her as. Sometimes a revisionist notion of history can seriously provide a more likely reality and I think this version does that. It was not unheard of for men in power to pimp their daughters out to their own advantage.

Eric Bana makes a very convincing King Henry VIII and is perhaps one of the few who make him out to be something considerably more than the monster history seems to make him out to be. It is still an unflinching, negative, self-serving, egotistical King Henry we all have come to know from history books, but Bana creates a more complex, tormented Henry that makes him more round and believable.

History seems to have him very much in love with his first wife Catherine, but hurt and disgusted that she could not produce a male heir for him. When charmed by Anne either through her own covert actions or by her family's considerable influence, or some combination of both, Henry pretty much goes nuts in an effort to gain Anne and a male heir to his throne. Men have gone nuts over women over far less, so what makes this scenario so hard to believe? I, for one, think it is very likely that this is exactly what led up to his "divorce" of Catherine and war with the Catholic Church.

Sadly, this put Anne at a disadvantage from the start and was a source of trouble between her and Henry right from the get go. Some argue that Anne and Henry's relationship declined slowly over time, but I attest that their marriage was contentious from the start due to the fact Henry ripped apart a nation over Anne, who was soundly rejected by the people, couldn't produce a male heir after numerous attempts, and was executed by Henry after just barely three years as his wife on what was most likely trumped up charges. Heck, they didn't call her "Anne of a thousand days" for nothing.

The "other" Boleyn girl is played with great subtly and inner strength by Scarlett Johansson who completely disappears into this role. I simply found it hard to recognize her from some of her other films like The Island and Match Point. It wasn't the make up or British accent so much as to the fact she was a completely different person in this film. She is terrifically understated here.

All other cast members are excellent as is the script, cinematography, set designs, music, and direction. This is a solidly made film, but it isn't perfect and it won't please everyone, as some will be offended by the historical "guesses" that take place. Well, regardless of the accuracies or inaccuracies of this historical period and these pivotal players in it, this film is extremely entertaining.

"Nice movie, not historically accurate", I was so happy when this came out on film because I loved the book. The book this movie is based on is historical fiction so I knew it was not going to be historically accurate but this movie does take some facts and stretch them pretty far. So if your looking to learn something about Anne Boleyn don't go to this movie. But this movie is very entertaining and the costumes are perfect. You did get a sense of what it was like during that time period and what the two girls went through. There are some nice special features as well. Yes, this movie is historically inaccurate, but all movies are unless they are a documentary. So if you keep in mind this is a movie to ENTERTAIN you, then you will enjoy it. Natalie Portman does a great job as Anne Boleyn.

"Off with her head !!!", What a terrible film. Can someone please tell Natalie Portman that her 15 minutes were over a long time ago. Why does she keep trying the horrible fake British accent? It's almost as bad as Madonna's .... almost! And her acting, well it's about as bad as the accent. Scarlett Johansson isn't much better. Both of them are so out of their element it's frightening. As for the film, it's a total mess. It blows so fast through the historical events that you don't care one iota about any of the characters except maybe for the poor British actors in the film who had to go to their trailers every day and bang their heads against the wall trying to figure out how to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

"Ambitiojs epic--not quite there", Not an art movie--not quite an epic--but a regular costumer, in what has become a culture with Focus Films: Make as many movies about Elizabeth I, or her relatives and historical milieu. This time it is about her mother, Ann Boleyn, but the story--slow moving at first--let's us know about her younger sister, Mary, and her manipulative uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, who sees it is an opportunity to further his family's interests by promoting her as the prospective mistress of his king, who else, the infamous Henry the VIII. She is married already, and that makes it easier, for the king need not bother with her virginhood. Mary has a child with Henry and then is abandoned; his interest now turns to her sister, Ann, who had been in France a while, "educating" herself in court manners. Now she is a daring woman who has the temerity to exchange witticism with the mighty king. She defies him to marry her, something that will cost England a rift with the Pope. All this is well known stuff of history, and the movie does not bother with much detail. But when Ann seems to go too far, fails to produce a male heir, and thence is beheaded; that simple. The details of two beheadings, for she has to be found guilty of something--incest with her brother--are gruesome, and both she and her brother undergo the usual decapitation process, he with an ax, his head on a block, she by a horizontal hit with a blade that cuts off her head while she knees, and her head and neck are in vertical position.

Eric Bana, who plays Henry, makes an effort to make this male monster's tale sympathetic--after all he has to have a son!--but, in this one of his weakest performances, only succeeds in giving the viewer a bag of inconsistencies, for Henry seems beyond redemption--whatever his reasons. Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johanssen give creditable performances, and the rest of the cast is on the excellent side, in this tale which nothing but a repetition of royal sins and monstrous inhumanities.