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The Other Boleyn Girl [2008] | ![The Other Boleyn Girl [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XbvGQAG0L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Justin Chadwick
Actors: Natalie Portman, Ana Torrent, David Morrissey, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 111
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582550498
ASIN: B00158SZ1M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 30, 2008
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Condition: new and sealed
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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
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 Alright but book is better. November 16, 2008
Ms. J. A. Biggs (Hampshire, England)
The film was a bit of a let down because they missed what I thought was several key points of the book. However it is a good film to see.
 Terrible! just terrible!!! November 14, 2008
E. King (Somerset, England)
WARNING! Please Do not judge the book by this utterly rubbish film!
I am so glad I am not the only one who felt annoyed by this film. I am a Greggory fan and The Other Bolyn girl was the first of her books I read and I thought it was fantastic! I was so excited about this film coming out and was so sad I missed it at the cinema. I bought the DvD and sat down with a nice cup of hot chocolate to watch it. By the end of the film my cosy mood was completely ruined as sheer frustration took over!!!
First of all the film is not even slightly related to the book, it is a completely different story all together. The script writting is dismal actually shockingly so. The books focus is on Mary and that is what made the book unique and interesting. The film is focused on Anne and Henry with Mary as a sideline throughout. All of the things that made the book good are missed out in this film and it is nothing more than a stupid, predictable, account of the Henry and Anne relationship. The historical inaccuracies are laughable they do not even stick to the brilliant poetic licence that Phillapa used in her book. The script was rushed, bodged and put together SO badly that they missed out crucial bits so that the whole film made no sense at all. For example: One minute Mary is married to her first husband William Carey, then suddenly near the end she is asked by William Stafford (who had hardly appeared throughout the whole film) to run off with him. No mention that her husband had died, No build up of the relationship between Mary and Stafford! It was just crazy!!!
I blame the script writter most of all for this disaster of a film, but the editing was shabby too, The directer clearly lost the plot. The costumes were ok but too few, they wore the same costumes over and over in too many scenes. I think the BBCs "The Tudors" costumes were far superior. My only slight positive was that some of the casting was reasonable. I think Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson could have been excellent in these roles, their acting was not good in this production but if they had a better, less cringe worthy script???? Who knows. I think they were too big for this rubbishly made film.
It should have been so good :( but I now hope they don't EVER make another one that spoils the book like this again.
PANTS! basically the whole thing, don't buy it!!! and if you don't take my word for it please read the other reviews on here as they say things better than I can. especially Gabrielle Bowie's "Nursie".
Oh and in my opinion despite some annoying historical inaccuracies BBCs The Tudors is a far far better.
 a film I could deffinitely watch again November 5, 2008
Ms. N. A. COBB (Bournemouth, UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this film,especially as I was not expecting much from it.But it proved me wrong,however i have yet to read the book, I would watch it again deffinitely,a well acted piece!
A real let down October 26, 2008
Mr. Alan Bird And Bird (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having read the book which this film is based on, I would recommend that everybody learns to read, and forgets this film. Half the story from the book is missing. The life of Mary B. Anne's sister has just been cut out of the film. This film has just ended up as another film about Anne B. It was a real disapointment. I have never been so disapointed in a film. the original author provided the film makers with the opportunity to creat a masterpiece and that would tell a historical story from an alternative view point, and they just replicated the age old story, of the marriage and subsquent beheading of Anne B., Henry VIII second wife. DO YOUR SELF A FAVOUR READ THE BOOK FORGET ABOUT THE FILM!!!
Could this film get any worse? October 13, 2008
Nooka (York, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was really looking forward to this film, what with all the hype and the author herself saying how good it was. It sounded like it would be good.
However, despite the fantastic costumes, it was a complete and utter disaster. There are huge gaps in the storyline (my boyfriend had to ask me what was going on, it was that bad) which has been changed anyway.
What happened to Sir William Carey? How did Mary and Stafford fall in love? It didn't build up to anything because it was all so rushed, ti felt like the entire thing took place in a week instead of years like in the book. The characters are so two dimensional that you don't form any kind of connection with them.
All in all a complete let down and I would feel the same way even if I didn't read the book.
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