Stinks.

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2008)

OK, I won't complain about historic accurateness or similar, albeit I'd expect a little more from a BBC film production in that department than from your average Hollywood movie. But let's take it as it is, a fictional story written on a historic backdrop, looking to provide some entertainment value. A few observations apply.
First, this stuff is poorly written. It boils down to a schoolyard level jealousy story between those Boleyn sisters which simply drags along. Characters are stereotypes with a single characteristic standing out and otherwise flat and poorly developed. In other words, boring in every respect.
Second, this film is heavily miscast. Bana doesn't wash as Henry, and the female leads exhibit profound mediocrity while giving in to the scripts weaknesses. Somebody should tell them to not just apply the same mimicry to every movie they do, as their acting pretty much boils down to this. Well, they have to get credit for all that shaping their vowels in a vain attempt on an English accent, but that's about it. The one noteworthy appearance here was Ana Torrent as Katherine of Aragon, who managed to leave a lasting impression during the few scenes she had.
Third, the film is badly shot resp. processed. Especially the color grading, with all it's apparent bleaching and then throwing a uniform tint all over it, is particularly annoying. Also because it heavily takes away from the other maybe noteworthy aspect of this film, the costumes.
Fourth, as a side note, be warned this film is not sexy at all. It's 16th century England, not Italy, after all.
Verdict: millions of dollars utterly wasted, capital punishment advised.