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Fabulous casting
A wonderful story beautifully produced and directed. The costuming and sets and landscapes are gorgeous. I haven't read the book and feel there is no need to after watching this DVD.
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Watchable...
I watched this with very little expectation it would be good. It is sad how Henry's wives were treated and truthfully I didn't expect a lot from this film. I was pleasantly surprised that I found it mostly watchable.
This is about Mary, Anne's pretty but sweet sister and how she is forced into adultery with the king to bail out her awful family. Anne resents her for it and takes revenge in various nasty ways. Eventually the two girls patch their differences and we all know what happens next.
I found this to be a watchable film. The costumes were pretty, and the acting fairly boilerplate. I probably wouldn't watch it again, but it was worth a look
2 stars.
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Book are still better than the movies
I was extremely excited after reading Gregory's book that they were going to be making a movie. I was rather hopeful that they didnt butcher it. Honestly they didnt do such a horrible job.
The costumes were amazing and very well done. I felt the cast was well-picked although no one seems to get King Henry right. This was my problem with the TV series "The Tudors". The movie was almosat historically correct and well realistically the script wasnt that bad. It could've been better,
I wasnt disappointed with the movie. I still stick to my opinion that books are always better than movies.
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For those of you who have read the book...
If you've read the novel this movie is based upon ('The Other Boleyn Girl,' by Phillipa Gregory), you'll probably be a bit disappointed in the movie. Natalie Portman does give a good performance as Anne Boleyn, but Scarlett Johansson is less than stellar as Anne's sister, Mary. The script focuses too heavily on Anne and her relationship with Henry VIII, ignoring the other characters that made the book so interesting: the Duke of Norfolk, Anne and Mary's brother George and the role he played in Anne's downfall are largely ignored.
Those of you who are familiar with Henry VIII are likely to be left scratching their heads over the choice of Eric Bana in the role of Henry. While I'm sure Mr. Bana is a fine actor, he bears no physical resemblance to Henry at all. Furthermore, the script writers left his quite one dimensional. In their efforts to showcase the hold Anne Boleyn had over Henry, he's left appearing like a dog on a leash, rather than besotted.
Great time periods are compressed as if events that, in reality, occurred over years and years appear to have happened in just days. This leaves the film with a disjointed feeling.
The role of Henry Percy, Anne's first husband, provides unintentional comic relief. While he appears in several scenes (and is quite important in Anne Boleyn's life story), the poor character has no lines whatsoever and the actor is left resorting to over-dramatic facial expressions. Very funny to watch.
The one bright star in the production is the performance of Ana Torrent as Katherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife. Not only are her physical attributes perfect for the role, but her performance is utterly believable and left me wishing her role had been larger.
If you're unfamiliar with the original novel or Anne Boleyn's story, you may very well enjoy this film. Do not, however, believe this film is in any way historically accurate. If you loved the novel and are a history buff, you might want to skip this one altogether and go rent a copy of "The Lion in Winter" for a great retelling of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine....much more accurate and a good history lesson, too.
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Very pleased
I like this movie because one of my favorite actresses gets to show her mean side. She usually place the heroin or nice girl and it was great to see her twisted. Other than that I love movies that reflect what happened in history and Henry VIII was in one of those time periods that makes you want to find out more and watch more movies. My interest started with the first season of the TUDORS.
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