The Other Boleyn Girl

PG-13

2/28/20081h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Two sisters divided for the love of a king. ~

Overview:

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

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$35,000,000.00

Revenue:

$78,269,970.00

Key words:

sibling relationship
based on novel or book
england
kingdom
politics
queen
royalty
religion
mistress
historical fiction
king
period drama
royal court
anne boleyn
henry viii
palace intrigue
16th century
aristocrats
scathing

Cast

Natalie Portman

~ as ~

Anne Boleyn

Scarlett Johansson

~ as ~

Mary Boleyn

Eric Bana

~ as ~

Henry Tudor

Jim Sturgess

~ as ~

George Boleyn

Mark Rylance

~ as ~

Sir Thomas Boleyn

Kristin Scott Thomas

~ as ~

Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

David Morrissey

~ as ~

Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk

Benedict Cumberbatch

~ as ~

William Carey

Oliver Coleman

~ as ~

Henry Percy

Ana Torrent

~ as ~

Katherine of Aragon

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
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...