This movie sucks.

Rating: 3/10 (1 March 2008)

I thought the costumes were beautiful, but that's about where I stop giving good comments. I've read the book as well as watched the HBO Series the Tudors, that covers the same story, and I have to say I'll be impatiently anticipating my Boleyn fix from the second season of the TV series rather than the DVD version of the movie. The acting was TERRIBLE. The drama that this story could entail is obvious, but the actors and actresses fall far short of expectations. The scenes seemed sedated and enacted with about a quarter of the passion such a dramatic story deserves.
Don't even get me started on how cowardly the directors/writers of the movie are because they didn't play out the controversial scenes, instead, taking the weenie/noble approach that didn't happen in the book or history.
As a committed student of history I was extremely excited for the release of the movie and was sorely disappointed. For as much as I love the plot, I can't even recommend this movie based on my personal love of the period. Instead, if you want a juicy well-done version of the same story, invest the time in the HBO Series the Tudors: the acting, costumes, and story will certainly be much more worth your time and money than this sub-standard movie.