Hits me really hard

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2008)

I've just read so many rubbish reviews on this movie but what i saw really hit me hard. Maybe this is due to my close relationship with my sister and the thought of having rivalries forced upon us like the Boleyn girls makes me so sad. I thought Scarlett and Natalie were wonderful in their roles, particularly Natalie in her descent from the Kings favour, her increasing panic and insecurity was chilling. The scene between Anne and her brother was heartbreaking, that he would risk everything to try and help her and her utter desperation to please the king. George just looked so terrified, it made me so angry that he ended up being executed, so completely unfair! I have also read rubbish about the dialogue being farcical but if you actually took a moment to understand the characters you'd see that of course Anne exclaiming she'd use "her thighs" to stay on the horse was meant to be comedic! Her blatant flirtatious comments were meant to be in good humour, so to those people i say chill out and stop taking things so seriously! Overall this film must have been great because it has been on my mind all day and it actually sparked emotions in me, it made me angry and sad, sympathetic and yet also it made me smile!