History is Interesting Enough - You Don't Have to Change and Distort It

Rating: 2/10 (10 June 2008)

This movie is one of the most God-awful portrayals of Tudor history I have ever seen. It even beats out "The Tudors" in it's inaccuracies and outright fictionalizations.
They completely miss the mark on the time-line, the ages of the characters; they skim over important events, they portray main characters falsely - in short, they totally screw up this movie. If you are going to do an historical film, you should make it as true to history as possible.
The historical truth of Henry VIII, Anne and Mary is much more compelling and fascinating than this tripe. If you want to see a more factual adaptation, watch "Anne of a Thousand Days".
The ONLY good things I can say about this movie are the costuming is gorgeous and the acting is well done.