creative liberties

the other boleyn girl - eric bana, scarlett johansson, natalie portman, kristin scott thomas
"the only thing that could come between these sisters... is a kingdom." wow, very dramatic. i hadn't read the book so i had no idea what to expect. also i am completely ignorant of history. my sister informed me of some creative liberties taken with the historical content. it is historical fiction after all. all that aside, this is an incredibly impactful film. i am so glad to be living in this day and age and not have to witness the cut-throat, ruthless attempts to further one's station, at any cost. wait, that still happens today... scarlett and natalie, as mary and anne boleyn respectively, put out some powerful performances, enough to make me squirm. eric did his dastardly best as well. ms. scott thomas was also convincing as the mother and the voice of good. my only quip was that there is some forgiveness that i had a tough time believing. i won't ruin it for you, but there is one part that is believable and another not so believable. i tend to tangle with the art of suspending belief and the degree of it when it comes to movies. anyway, this is an intense flick, not a happy one either. go if you want to see some gut-renching drama and pick up some historical tidbits, some true and some not so true.

for more info:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467200/