That special something is simply missing.

Rating: 6/10 (5 July 2018)

So, I watched this one on Netflix and I am not easy impressed by movies. And this one... well... it kind of is different from the level I prefer in movies. It rather got stick in my head for its rather disgusting scenes, such as the one were Anne sleeps with her brother.
Of course, this one was by NO MEANS a real adaptation of historically accurate events. Mary was not loved by the king, just a mistress. And Anne was witty, charming, strong, had allies. But I can look past that. So the historical inaccuracies did not really bother me. What rubbed me the wrong way was, that the movie did not clearly point out that the king parted churches for his marriage with Anne! It was such an important historical event and they just put it in somewhere for a few seconds and moved on from that.
I enjoyed watching the different ways the king treated both sisters. One very loving and caring and the other only with desire, which kind of burnt out. I also liked Anne's development, when she lost her mind over the fact that she could not bear a son. It was definitely not relatable that she had sex with her brother but it added to her internal break down, which was a vicious circle. However, as much as I liked the idea of this dramatic downfall, I didn't like the execution of it. it was rushed, seemed fake and just didn't fit into the character. Anne was sent to France, supposedly changed sooo much, she came back to hold this new version up for how long? five months? maybe four. And then she became bitter again. Her ups and downs just were WAY too quick. Natalie P. had done a brilliant job in the Black Swan, because the movie was SLOW paced. Her loosing her mind, going from mentally little unstable to a maniac seemed kind of expectable. But not in this movie. She did a great job acting it out, but it happened too fast.
I liked Mary. She seemed very relatable. The one, who carried the movie on her shoulders and kind of even saved it. Scarlett J. did a great job acting out a most overlooked sister with a very gentle and caring soul, who at the end stood by her sisters' side and at least tried something to save her. I liked that she didn't play hero too much and instead just moved to the country with a broken heart. Seemed kind of realistic.
I would not recommend watching this. If you want to get informed about history, just read an article about Anne Boleyn. If you want to be entertained, find something else, because this movie fell kind of flat.