Natalie Portman,
Scarlett Johansson,
Eric Bana,
Jim Sturgess,
Mark Rylance
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Adapted from author Philippa Gregory's historical novel of the same name, director Justin Chadwick's atmospheric period drama follows the fierce competition between sisters Mary (Scarlett Johansson) a... read more
Directed by: Justin Chadwick
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Keywords:
sad,
epic,
historical,
intense,
dramatic,
date,
acted,
period,
engaging,
same,
mediocre,
enough,
scarlett johansson,
eric bana,
natalie portman,
henry viii,
Natalie Portman ,
Scarlett Johansson ,
Eric Bana ,
King Henry
DVD Release Date: June 10, 2008
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September 12, 2011I have to say I feared the worst when sitting down to this film, 2 Americans and an Australian playing huge historical English characters sounded like an awful idea. It wasn't so bad though, in fact it was perfectly adequate. Nothing special mind, there was an awful lot of the pl... read more
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July 16, 2011Excellent period drama that tells a perfect and dead on story of Anne (Natalie Portman) & Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) as they both seduce King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) in this dramatic & tragic film masterpiece.
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May 1, 2011Stylish and well directed, superb costumes and strong performances, the movie stand out to be truly enjoyable and highly dramatic.
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March 11, 2011Awfully miscast - a slim, dark, handsome Eric Bana as Henry VIII? The Boleyn sisters weren't much better with their varying accents. And the costumes were so OTT. Some nice Tudor period sets, but there's not much to recommend this movie.
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June 3, 2010Wow! I never thought I could see Natalie Portman as so vicious and vindictive. She did an awesome job. Very twisted story, one I had never knew about before, but have become very intrigued to learn more. I liked it!
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March 5, 2010Natalie Portman is great as Anne Boleyn, in an intruiguing story that feels like a slow-paced soap-opera more concerned about melodrama than historical accuracy.
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November 16, 2009I enjoyed the movie and the book -- I tend to like those period pieces -- They could've gotten someone better for Henry, but the 2 sisters were cast perfectly -- I thought the movie was pretty faithful to the booik, and I think it moved along well -- There could've been a better ... read more
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November 3, 2009I'm relatively new to these English historical dramas, but I've seen enough to know a good one after I've watched it. The Other Boleyn Girl is pretty good, but it suffers from overly simplistic and two-dimensional characters.
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October 25, 2009Excellent cast and based on a true story about two sisters who are pawned by their family into the Kings' court to bed King Henry VIII and produce a heir to the throne. The King breaks with the Catholic church when his wife, the Queen cannot give him an heir, in order to marry An... read more
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September 7, 2009Very similar in plot and tone to "The Duchess", but that movie was better performed and executed. This movie jumped around too much and lacked focus. It also wasn't very entertaining.
Critic Reviews
March 3, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
February 29, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
[An] oversimplified, overheated mediocre melodrama. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
[A] vulgarized portrayal of the Tudor court. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
After covering much of its ground at a stylish canter, The Other Boleyn Girl finishes at a plod. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Chadwick and Morgan have cooked up a potboiler, the sort of thing that might have been fun to watch with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as the Boleyn sisters, while Charles Laughton lasciviously eyed t... Full Review
February 29, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
However embarrassed you might feel in the morning, this in an enjoyable movie with an entertaining angle on a hard-to-resist period of history. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
A genteel soap opera in which the sex and intrigue are so muted, so tasteful, that they practically blow off the screen in a scattering of dust. Full Review
February 29, 2008
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
An entertainingly sudsy trip through early 16th century English history. Full Review
February 29, 2008
Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times
If Russ Meyer had made The Other Boleyn Girl, Anne and Mary Boleyn would have yanked some hair, scratched some eyeballs, walloped each other in their respective kissers, and the movie would have been ... Full Review
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