Not a very good movie

Rating: 2/10 (6 August 2013)

The Other Boleyn Girl was beyond disappointing. The acting was very good by all. The story was so far from reality that it was hard to watch. The problem with movies like this is that people watch them and think they are reality and historical. I prefer more historical versions of Anne such as The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Although Natalie Portman played a decent Anne, she was played much better by Geneviève Bujold, Natalie Dormer, and Merle Oberon. The danger in a movie like this is that young people will think that Henry VIII actually raped Anne. There are no historical documents that reflect that. In addition, Mary was banished from Court and never to return after she married a commoner without permission. The one thing it did portray fairly accurately was the role of Anne's father. He didn't care about anyone but himself.