A tale of two sisters, not as compelling as the trailer makes it seem

Rating: 5/10 (19 February 2011)

I saw this movie on a plane to pass the time or else I would have probably passed on it. Nothing about this movie really stood out to me, in fact the trailer makes this movie seem better than it really is. It would have been somewhat entertaining if there was a cat fight in this metaphorically speaking. Like the two sister constantly clash with each other by trying to set a trap for one another or try to figure out ways to hurt each other in order to win King Henry VIII affection. But the story isn't like that, Natalie basically plays the bad sister and Scarlett plays the good sister. Natalie basically plays the sister that deceives in order to get what she wants and Scarlett's character basically gets forced to be with the King by her family's wish and Natalie's character wants to steal what she has. Natalie Portman is the actress that really drives that movie, she played her role really well. However I didn't find this movie all that gripping like some people claim or compelling like the trailer makes it out to be. Plus for a movie that has a lot of seduction and sex in it, there is no nudity. Now I don't judge a movie for it's nudity in most cases. But for a movie like this it would have been better if it had some and added more to the movie and made it engaging. Besides the performances and the production of this movie, I just found the story and direction to be bland.
5.5/10