Review - The Other Boleyn Girl
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL [PG-13]
As Mel Brooks once said, “It’s good to be the King.” As history has revealed, though, it was not good to be a Boleyn.
Actor/director Justin Chadwick’s The Other Boleyn Girl, based on Phillipa Gregory’s book, is a historical drama that somethings very well. It’s nicely acted with Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana in the lead roles. It’s beautifully photographed as to resemble Vermeer’s paintings, and tells the tale of one of history’s most Machiavellian females – but we already know how poorly it turns out for Anne. Yet despite all the pomp, glory and drama, this new version of the story is a bit on the dull side, especially compared with the 1969 film of the same story, Anne Of 1000 Days (with Geneviève Bujold in the title role).
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Original post by Robert Newton
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