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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama, Romance

Release Date :

March 01, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Justin Chadwick

Starring :

Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Kristin Scott Thomas, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, David Morrissey, Juno Temple, Tiffany Freisberg

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..unsexy and not particularly good-looking adaptation of a historical potboiler..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 5

“..undermined by a lack of heart, and an abundance of seemingly petty squabbling..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2 of 4

“..oversimplified, overheated mediocre melodrama..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“..one of the most authentic-looking period films in recent years..”
by Mary-Liz Shaw [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1.5 of 4

“.."The Other Boleyn Girl" is the kind of potted historical drama that's not good enough to take seriously and, sadly, not bad enough to be any fun..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4

“.."The Other Boleyn Girl" digs up the dirt, buries the truth, and cheerfully watches the queen's head roll once more..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Janos Gereben [Entertainment Insiders]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Machosky [Pittsburgh Tribune Review]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]

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Wonderful sets and costumes. 4 out of 5. Natalie Portman is great.

posted by Mandip on Mar 08, 2009
 
 

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