Should have been titled The Anne Boleyn Story

Rating: 5/10 (29 February 2008)

This movie was awful as it didn't follow the book at all! This movie was entirely about Anne and barely about Mary like the book is written. Not to mention, to anyone who didn't read the book, when did William Carrey die in the movie? They never told you that Mary's first husband died when she later married Stafford. And by the way the I loved the introduction of Stafford as yearning for Mary. I mean out of nowhere the character shows up and says 'Hey baby I got some pocket change and a I have a mobile home in a trailer park how about you look me up when things blow over'. I mean what a bunch of nonsense.
Again if you didn't read the book you wouldn't know who the heck Stafford was. Mary and Anne's brother George who is so critical in the story looks like a chump and his character is never formed at all. Roles are so reversed, twisted, and hidden that the film lacks any depth. Philippa Gregory must be pretty upset with this movie as it is a hack job. Little snippets of scenes that try to piece together over 20 years of history in two hours makes for a very unbelievable film. This should have been a six part BBC series. If you read and loved the book as I, then don't go to see this movie thinking that is what it's about because you will be greatly disappointed.