The Other Boleyn Girl

Name: The Other Boleyn Girl
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Released: 28 Feb 2008
Rating: 6.69
Cast: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance

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.

Year: 2008

Genre: Drama, Romance, History

Studio: Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Columbia Pictures, BBC Film, Relativity Media, Ruby Films, Scott Rudin Productions, GH Three

Director: Justin Chadwick

Cast: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas

Crew: Kevin Phipps (Art Direction), Sara Wan (Set Decoration), Emma MacDevitt (Art Direction), Karen Lindsay-Stewart (Casting), Sandy Powell (Costume Design), Alison Owen (Producer)

Runtime: 115 minutes

Release: Feb 28, 2008

IMDb: 6.69/10 by 2,100 users

Language: English

Budget: 35,000,000

Revenue: 78,269,970

Keyword : 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

Comment

CinemaSerf 2024, Jun 02

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...