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Product Description: Based on the best-selling novel The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. Two sisters Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson) are driven by their ambitious family to seduce the king of England (Bana) in order to advance their position in court. What starts as an opportunity for the girls to increase the family fortune becomes a deadly rivalry to capture the heart of a king and stay alive.System Requirements:Running Time: 115 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396214507 Manufacturer No: 21450 Amazon.com: A tale of two sisters competing for the same king, The Other Boleyn Girl uses historical facts as window dressing for this work of fiction that is entertaining, if not wholly believable. Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) is the doe-eyed vixen ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). Her shy sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson) has always been in Anne's shadow; Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary--the "other Boleyn girl"--as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. With a pair of American actresses in the lead roles and an Aussie portraying their hunky object of desire, the English accents are all over the place in this period piece with a modern feel. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her "daughters are being traded like cattle for the advancement of men," it is Anne who ultimately throws her slight weight around to bully Henry into doing her bidding. When he begs her to give herself to him, Anne--wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque "B" pendant on her neck--counters, "Make me your Queen." Is the audience really supposed to believe that Henry the VIII--the most powerful man in the land--would divorce Catherine of Aragon, separate from the Catholic church, and put England in upheaval simply because Anne refused to sleep with him until he jumped through all her hoops? "I have torn this country apart for you," he hisses at her before finally getting his way. Based on Philippa Gregory's bestselling novel of the same name, The Other Boleyn Girl features an attractive cast and a familiar plot with some icky twists. Kieran McGuigan's cinematography is breathtaking and is as crucial to setting the film's tone as the dialogue. Actually, it fares better: Lines such as "Well? Did he have you?!" sound almost comical. But the sweeping shots of Henry's kingdom and the carefully framed close-ups of Portman and Johansson are breathtaking in their beauty and say what words simply cannot. --Jae-Ha Kim Get to Know the Cast of The Other Boleyn Girl
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Natalie Portman (Anne Boleyn) | 
Scarlett Johansson (Mary Boleyn) |
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Eric Bana (Henry Tudor) | 
Jim Sturgess (George Boleyn) | 
Kristin Scott Thomas (Lady Elizabeth Boleyn) |
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Date: 2008-07-08
Horribly Inaccurate!
I waited with great anticipation for the release of this film. The book is very well done with only a couple of minor flaws---BUT the movie is an appalling disappointment!! First, as a professor of Tudor History and a specialist on Henry and his wives to be exact, I was very disgusted at the inaccuracy of this film...not to mention that they leave out the best parts of the book!! [The very parts that make it worthy of a film!]Had they portrayed Jane Seymour opposed to the Character of Anne with the sister between them there might have been a story of what happened to Anne---and a story of what became of Mary because of a grabbing family---BUT there was nothing to hold the viewers attention---FIRST OF ALL, HENRY VIII WAS A "GOLDEN PRINCE" AS A YOUNG MAN AND RED HAIRED MAN AS HE DREW INTO ADULTHOOD---LOOK AT THE PORTRAITS! ERIC BANA WAS THE WORST POSSIBLE HENRY VIII, AND NATALIE---WHATEVER HER NAME IS----THAT'S HOW IMPRESSIVE SHE WAS. The court was the richest in Europe rivalling France....the scenes in this film make it dirty and way too modern looking. The costuming is inaccurate--for one, Anne never wore a Gable hood as Queen, it was her predacessor's style!!! She wore the "French hood". There is such a lack of real detail and accuracy it is a wste of time to comment further---there is no rival to Keith Mitchell's Henry VIII, and Eric Bana certainly falls short by a mile. Scarlett Johanssen's Mary might have been a better develped character and she was a better actress....but this film is waste of time, money and effort. Don't bother, it is not accurate and not even interesting because it is so poorly created---the book is supurb, the film is no good!! They left out the best parts....and even the real facts!!! Sadly, not even worth one star, but it was the lowest grade I could give it! Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-07
somewhat decent representation of the book...
I thought this movie was a somewhat decent representation of the book. It was hard to dislike King Henry so much this time around since he was played by Eric Bana (whew!). The story was kind of summed up in parts with quick scene changes and long periods of time going by in just minutes. I didn't like that, but you can only do so much with a couple hours for a movie. My one gripe about this film is that the ending concerning Anne and George's relationship and what they did and what happened as a result of it was changed so that we're only led to believe that it may have happened. You don't find anything out for sure, and you don't get as twisted and dramatic an ending as you do in the book. The ending was still dramatic, but I think they should have left it alone. Still, it was a good flick....the love scenes could have been longer or more intense (hehe), but they were satisfactory, too. ;o) Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
Better book than movie
The Other Boleyn Girl is a fabulous book. I believe I have read it 3 times. I live overseas and didn't see the movie in the theater, I was so looking forward to this movie on DVD, I preordered. Couldn't wait to watch it when it arrived. The first 20 minutes I kept waiting for it to get better, it never did. The costumes were sumptuous, scenery was gorgeous, acting was shallow, plot line limped along. If you are not a big fan of the book, don't bother with the movie. Try Anne of a Thousand Days instead! Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-07
Most Excellent!
Open your mind to a whole new perspective...even though you may think you know this story! Excellent casting,cinamatography and costumes, even though the script could, occasionally, use some help. This movie has become a part of my library. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-07
Disappointing
I read the book before watching the movie and this movie was completely disappointing. Read the book |
