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The Other Boleyn Girl [2003]
from 2 Entertain Video
starring Yolanda Vasquez, Jared Harris, Natascha McElhone, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May
directed by Phillipa Lowthorpe

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• A love or hate adaption - and I certainly don't love it.
  I found it very hard to follow the story line of this adaptation, even though I have already watched the film and read the book so know the story very well.
  The grainy effect was probably added to create atmosphere, but it just makes the film look old and of poor quality. I never grew to like the characters in this film, possibly because the actors seemed disattached from their roles and because they seem to show hardly any emotion, but also the film doesn't let you get to know the characters. more info

• Tense but slightly claustrophobic
  Having watched the more recent The Other Boleyn Girl and then this version again, I felt this version gave a more accurate portrayal of the tensions and infighting that were present at the Tudor court. Jodhi May, an outstanding actress, was superb as Anne Boleyn and you could feel her terror as the inevitable tragedy was unfolding around her. Also, having English actresses portraying the two central characters was a plus: no offence to Natalie Portman or Scarlett Johannsen, but their accents were all over... more info

• Stick to the book
  The novel of "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a bit of a guilty pleasure. I've re-read it many times and can see why it would make an excellent subject for dramatisation so why is it so difficult to get right? OK, so certain things may have to be altered to suit modern sensibilites. The fact that Mary was in her early teens when she started her affair with Henry wouldn't sit comfortably with your average cinema audience so I can understand that being altered.
  I wanted to like this largely because I didn't... more info

• Was it really worth all those five stars?
  After I've read the book and fell in love with it, I had to see the Hollywood film and was of course disappointed. Then I found this film here at Amazon and read the reviews claiming it was much better than the US-version. Since I've lately been watching a lot of Jane Austen adaptations from BBC I was ready to believe that it was that good. But I was sorely disappointed. Not only were the actors not much better than Scarlett & Co, the staging was very abrupt, cutting from one scene to the next without... more info

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