Review: The Other Boleyn Girl

I was very disappointed with this film. Had I been on my own I would have left the cinema part way through I was so disengaged.
No effort was made to create the characters – I felt nothing for any of them. As the film progressed I didn’t care what happened to any of them. Bad things happened to them all – there was no redemption.
The story is about how Ann Boleyn became the second of Henry VIII’s wives. I know it was a bleak era in England’s history – but in this film it was boring too.
Thankfully it was a cheap seats night – so it only cost me £3.50 – and it was cold too.
Perfectly miss-able.

Other Boleyn Girl

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The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
Details: 2008, UK, cert 12A, 115 mins, Dir: Justin Chadwick
UK release: 07 March 2008

With: Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson
Summary: Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlet Johansson Boleyn compete for the affections of the handsome and libido-driven King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).

Going to see this film soon ……