Such unwieldy mechanisms only draw attention to the movie's narrative contrivances.
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03/21/08
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
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Reviews Counted:135
Fresh:56
Rotten:79
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Though it features some extravagant and entertaining moments, The Other Boleyn Girl feels more like a soap opera than historical drama.
Theatrical Release:07-03-2008
Synopsis: Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in... [More]
Reviews for The Other Boleyn Girl
A rather titillating take on a racy historical novel, this is perhaps too ambitious in intent. More time, or more pruning (perhaps they should just have focused on The Boleyn girl), would have produced a richer and more enjoyable film.
03/20/08
Top CriticIt’s a fairly uninspired screenplay. And the same can be said for both the Boleyn girls. They are both extremely fetching in their tight bodices but unengaging as characters.
03/19/08
Hey, wait a minute, is the movie supposed to be this funny?
03/17/08
Feels like an Oscar-bait title that somehow got its DNA mixed up with a daytime soap opera.
03/16/08
A depressing soap opera of a film, "The Other Boleyn Girl" makes early English history, at least for women, look like Hades itself. And maybe it was. After all, a woman's reputation and worth did not depend on so much on her education, personality and goo
03/09/08
Screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen) gives the bodice-ripping action of Philippa Gregory's novel a high-tone gloss by stressing the political machinations at work behind the bed-hopping.
03/07/08
The worst thing? It's all hysterical and histrionic, and yet completely dull. I'm not certain how one manages that.
03/06/08
There are a few flaws including historical inaccuracies, but the spirited jousting of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson as the Boleyn Sisters tantalises and tempts us royally
03/06/08
A disappointing costume drama.
03/05/08
The filmmakers have taken a trashy, overheated story of court intrigue and sexual duplicity and sucked the life out of it.
03/05/08
There isn't an enjoyable character in the bunch of this tragedy that constantly spirals downward.
03/04/08
Clumsy and clunky, totally lacking in passion and cohesion, this dull mediocrity is an insult to Philippa Gregory's historical concept of the two rival sisters.
03/04/08
All the lush sets and elaborate costumes cannot disguise the fact that Portman is terribly cast.
03/03/08
I think the performances are really good.
03/03/08
A cautionary tale of what unchecked ambition and lust can do to a person, a family, a nation.
03/03/08
The women in the cast are exceptional. ... The men are miscast.
03/02/08
As sorority party filler or a double bill with the likes of Cruel Intentions, this movie can't be beat.
03/01/08
The Other Boleyn Girl turns British history into a chick flick soaper with high production values and A-list actors.
03/01/08
Set your bosoms to heave and prepare to have your bodices ripped: "The Other Boleyn Girl" is in the house with a pair of 16th century foxes.
03/01/08
Latest News for The Other Boleyn Girl
August 23, 2008:
Iconoclast.com: An all in the dysfunctional family royal romp with incestuous tendencies, this richly textured, dramatically disciplined, erotically laced and emotionally taut creation makes for weirdly kinky historical analysis. 
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June 18, 2008:
An all in the dysfunctional family royal romp with incestuous tendencies, this richly textured, dramatically disciplined, erotically laced and emotionally taut creation makes for weirdly kinky historical analysis, but pretty steamy pre-tabloid melodrama.
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June 09, 2008:
RT on DVD: Bosomy Boleyn Girls, Jumper, John Adams
As the latest wave of Obamamania sweeps the country, look forward to HBO's Recount...or peek into the past with HBO's John Adams. Also clear your calendar for high-def Top... More...
June 05, 2008:
Another Boleyn Girl On the Way?
Despite lukewarm reviews and middling box-office receipts, rumor has it that work has begun on a sequel to The Other Boleyn Girl. More...
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