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Derek Lea
Stunts -
Peter Morgan
Screenplay -
Scott Rudin
Executive Producer -
Andrew Davies
Script Consultant -
Mark Cooper
Co-Producer -
Ivana Primorac
Hair Designer -
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer -
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
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CinemaSerf 6/1/2024 7:32:09 PM
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 BoleynAndrew Garfield
Francis WestonNatalie Portman
Anne BoleynBenedict Cumberbatch
William CareyEddie Redmayne
William StaffordJuno Temple
Jane ParkerEric Bana
Henry TudorKristin Scott Thomas
Lady Elizabeth Boleyn