The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

One of my favourite films. Natalie Portman is fantastic as are the rest of the cast. Would definitely recommend.

Very impressed with Portman's acting. It is exactly like Anne is in the book. Definitly worth watching.

I have not read the book and I will do so now after watching this film. I have read other people's reviews and it seems that the film left quite a lot of fact out which is why I want to read the book. I did really enjoy the film and it's worth a watch.

I'm a fan of the Tudor period and read a great number of factual books about the time so was disappointed with the novel upon which this movie is based. Gregory, the author takes great liberties with historical accuracy and the film does even more so. The costumes are so so, and the acting at times leaves much to be desired. There are events in the film not explained...such as the death of Mary Boleyn's first husband...he just disappears and next minute Mary is with someone else. Anne Boleyn was not a quivering wreck on the scaffold and Mary Boleyn was not present at the execution nor did she raise Elizabeth I as the film implies. I understand it is a costume drama so some liberties have to be taken but when people then believe all they see happened in that way it is unfair to the memory of the character's historical counterparts and to the history of England.

I watched this soon after reading the book. I adored the book so my expectations admittedly where a bit high. But I never thought the film could be that bad.

The book represents Anne really fighting to become queen but in the film she seems to get the crown with such little effort. Catherine (mary's daughter) is completely cut out of the film and many of the major bits don't exist.

My advice. Read the book forget the film!

This film was brilliant. When I went cinemas I knew I wanted this on dvd and my other half bought it. You will only like this film if you love learning and knowing about the tudors. I would recommend this to any1

I waited for this to come out on the cheap because of the awful reviews, but was still tempted to watch it as a huge fan of historical drama. I admit there are glaring holes, a lack of depth of plot and character but I certainly don't agree with the 1 star reviews on here. OK, it's basically the first 2 seasons of the Tudors compressed into a 2 hour movie, so there are going to be huge gaps in the story, but how many historical dramas of recent times have been any different? There is also the fact Eric Bana is clearly not English, a bit of a problem when playing the most famous English king in history, although Portman's accent didn't waiver for me. Some of the characters are very 2 dimensional, most noticeably if they weren't the 3 main stars, but at the cheaper price, found it an easy Sunday afternoon watch. Worth 3 stars I think......

If your a teenager who doesn't care about historical fact then you'll probably really enjoy this. The script was a little too plain English for me as there were various lines that sounded like they had been lifted directly from a teenage magazine. Natalie Portman seemed to be channeling 'Valley Girl' while her co-star Johansen just looked bored and a bit thick (as usual).
Eric Bana is a handsome guy but he just didn't cut it playing a historical character that we all know was ginger and obese with a gouty foot!
Nice fluffy film with the best acting at the end but it's missing huge chunks of the historical truth and turns English history into a soap opera.
Watchable, but not what it could have been. If the scriptwriters had actually checked historical fact rather than relying on a novel then the storyline would have been a lot more interesting. A shame.

And loved it then please don't watch the film. I bought it anyway after loving the book and thought i could be open minded enough to take the film under it's own merit. I am sorry to say i couldn't, the film simply doesn't capture the passion and sheer debauchery of the time and it's a real shame. Also what's with the casting of eric banner as king henry the most famous redhead of our nation :-)))

This is such an awsome film, if you like history like i do, then deffo buy it