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Other Boleyn Girl, The (2008) Rank 4 Reviews
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Variety
Playing less fast and loose with history than Philippa Gregory's novel, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a sexy, good-looking political bodice-ripper with an almost flawless cast at the top of its game. With a straight-arrow script by Peter ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Variety
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Shares a trait with Henry: It's relentlessly powerful and makes up for its lack of well thought-out plotting with deftly effective execution. ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Flamboyantly puts across the idea, Be careful what you wish for. Ambition, power and wealth are not what they are cracked up to be. ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
FilmsInReview.com (Victoria Alexander)
Well done and beautifully produced. Satisfactorily explains the incest charge against Anne Boleyn. ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at FilmsInReview.com (Victoria Alexander)
Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
The Other Boleyn Girl is everything you could want from a melodrama set in Henry VIII's royal court -- hugely entertaining, wildly speculative, filled with details that are as compelling as they are (probably) inaccurate. The world the film depicts is ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Julie E. Washington)
"The Other Boleyn Girl" rushes at the end as if it can't wait to show us Anne's downfall. But overall, this well-crafted historical drama is a treat for Tudor history fans and everyone else who appreciates a lusty tale. ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Cleveland Plain Dealer (Julie E. Washington)
KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Who's being referred to in the title of The Other Boleyn Girl? Depends whom you're talking about and when you're talking about her. ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
There are costume dramas which rely on the primped, closeted pains of social order, placing tea service above matters of the heart. And then there are costume dramas which subvert the genre by digging their heels into soft, wet melodrama. "The Other ...read the complete Other Boleyn Girl movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
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