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John Midgley
Sound Mixer -
Andrew Davies
Script Consultant -
Peter Morgan
Screenplay -
Peter Owen
Wig Designer -
Philippa Gregory
Novel -
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer -
Derek Lea
Stunts -
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
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CinemaSerf
6/1/2024 7:32:09PM
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...
Scarlett Johansson
Mary BoleynEddie Redmayne
William StaffordBenedict Cumberbatch
William CareyAndrew Garfield
Francis WestonNatalie Portman
Anne BoleynJuno Temple
Jane ParkerEric Bana
Henry TudorAlfie Allen
King's Messenger