The clever casting alone had promise: the role reversal of the va-va-voomy Scarlett Johansson playing sweet country girl Mary Boleyn and the pixieish Natalie Portman playing her scheming vixen of an older sister
Watching "The Other Boleyn Girl," I was reminded of a family story that my father used to tell. As a small boy, he came upon one of his older sisters sitting alone in a room, repeating the same paralyzing phrase over and over.
The Other Boleyn Girl too often comes off as an unintentionally campy, highbrow soap opera albeit one with elaborate production design and richly textured costumes.
Directed by Justin Chadwick. Produced by Alison Owen and Scott Rudin. Written by Peter Morgan, based on the novel by Philippa Gregory. Photographed by Kieran McGuigan. Edited by Paul Knight and Carol Littleton. Music by Paul Cantelon.
The clever casting alone had promise: the role reversal of the va-va-voomy Scarlett Johansson playing sweet country girl Mary Boleyn and the pixieish Natalie Portman playing her scheming vixen of an older sister, Anne.
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