Surprisingly good

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2012)

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
I was pleasantly surprised with this film. It was very good... I got given this film on DVD for Christmas and I decided to watch it with my girlfriend last night...
It is about King Henry. His wife, the Queen, loses their baby before it was born, and the king then goes away and finds a mistress. In a little town there is a family with 2 sisters and it is Natalie Portman who is chosen to be the mistress until she was blamed for an accident that the king had. He then turns to her sister for comfort, even though she is also married.
It is a family fight between 2 sisters and their twisted family over a king and power.
The acting is very good actually... Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana were all very good.
I felt the film made the King look very weak and thick. He seemed to let everyone else around him control what he was going to do. He seemed to be easily swayed on decisions by anyone.
The only thing I can say about this film is it can be very slow in places, but not for long enough to get bored...
I will give this film 7 out of 10.
A very good drama that is worth seeing.
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