for a period piece it wasn't bad. I didn't read the book, but I got bored during different parts of the movie.

i enjoyed it. im not sure the movie was trying to take itself too seriously. it played more like a bodice ripper brought to life, than a serious historical drama. however there were alot of great performances in it. I stongly suspect that some "creat... (read more) i enjoyed it. im not sure the movie was trying to take itself too seriously. it played more like a bodice ripper brought to life, than a serious historical drama. however there were alot of great performances in it. I stongly suspect that some "creative liberties" were taken, in regards to the accuracy of the material. but it was still enjoyable. Lets be honest..anything with eric bana in it tends to be!

OMG!!!! This movie was absolutely awesome!! I freak out when they was going to do it!! Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and Natalie Portman (even that I hate her) did a wonderful job, the plot amazing, the costume...just everything!!

An incurably melodramatic, wholly inaccurate production that managed to suck me in due to the performances. Let's face it, it's a huge soap opera and if they can't offer us something historically truthful, at least make it fun - and that's exactly wh... (read more) An incurably melodramatic, wholly inaccurate production that managed to suck me in due to the performances. Let's face it, it's a huge soap opera and if they can't offer us something historically truthful, at least make it fun - and that's exactly what they did! Portman, Johansson and Bana are terrific and it's clear that Portman relished the opportunity to play a woman so driven (okay, she was sort of a massive bitch). I also loved Kristen Scott Thomas and wished that she had more screen time, she was wonderful in the few scenes she had and she really packed an emotional punch.

This looks good plus I like the cast.

This was just on cable.

At this rate there will be at least as many movies about Herny VIII as of Hamlet.

The film's seduction is all too obvious to ravish anyone.

The film moves in frustrating herks and jerks. What works is the combustible teaming of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, who give the Boleyn hotties a tough core of intelligence and wit.

Portman, Johansson and Bana may be hot, but they can't light a match next to the emotional fireworks of Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Paul Scofield, Vanessa Redgrave and Robert Shaw.

And what of these young American actresses' putting on British accents to vie for the king? They seem, at first, like coeds in a college production of The Importance of Being Earnest, but once the dislocation fades, their commitment wins you over.