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...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
"Two sisters divided for the love of a king."
2008 • 1h 55m • ★ 6.7 (2,186 votes) Released
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.
Director
Justin Chadwick
Screenplay
Peter Morgan
Screenplay
T. Rafael Cimino
Rating
6.7
Runtime
115 min
Budget
$35.0M
Revenue
$78.3M
Profit/Loss
+43.3M
Production
Universal Pictures
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Keywords
sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookenglandkingdompoliticsqueenroyaltyreligionmistresshistorical fictionkingperiod dramaroyal courtanne boleynhenry viiipalace intrigue16th centuryaristocratsscathing
