Another BBC Epic?

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 2008)

My girlfriend insisted we watch this last night. Since I've subjected her to quite a few dubious movies, I couldn't resist. Or should I have?
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL was not a terrible film. And I couldn't complain about it being unrealistic - although I do question some of the historical conclusions drawn by the book and script authors - but I can complain that it wasn't all that exciting. What you've got here, my friends, is another in the BBC's endless series of historic dramas. This means it's for fans of great locations. Great costumes. Great acting. But endless soap opera sequences. This picture might work great as a mini-series, but as a film it hasn't the guts it needs.
Which doesn't mean it's a bad film. Not in the least (and this is something I begrudgingly admit). It's just not my idea of a good time watching historical "figures" air their dirty laundry.
I suppose hundreds of years from now they'll be doing the same for the Hilton sisters.