The Other Boleyn Girl

I am growing very tired of people rewriting bits and pieces of history to serve their own ends and then tacking onto the end the little bit about is being based on a true series of events. This is due largely to the fact that once these people are finished with the truth it resembles very little the grand reality it was suppose to be. In the end we are left with a lovely little fairytale that shares the names and a few small facts with the actual truth. That being said the actual truth of The Other Boleyn Girl is that is really isn't a very good movie at all.

I remember leaving this movie feeling sorry for the actors that were in it because their names would be associated with something this dreadful. The actors did a very good job with what they were given to work. They read their lines and displayed the emotions that the director wanted. I think it was the only part I did like about the movie. The actors did convince me they were the characters in the story; it was just the story that was complete rubbish.

I'm certain that at least a handful of people have seen the television show that is related to this film called The Tudors. Although there are a few historical inaccurate moment through those shows they at least kept to the core of the history books as far as the who's who was concerned. Let's start with the character of Thomas Boleyn. In the film the man was depicted as a feeble and meek man that was easily bullied into things by his brother-in-law. Meanwhile he was perhaps one of the most accomplished diplomats at the time. Then there are his two daughters whom the movie is about; Mary and Anne. They are depicted as a pair of simple country maidens that are thrust into this overwhelming world like a pair of lambs to the slaughter. The reality of things is that both girls were educated courtesans and not the pair of stupid girls you are lead believe they are. The movie has no end of this both in characters and facts. Sufficed to say if you are a history buff or even a fan of the book series about these events you may be pulling your hair out when the credits are rolling.