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A potted version of the famous Anne Boleyn story including the part played by older sister Mary, also a lover of Henry 8^th.  A fairly basic costume drama with a focus on the machinations of the court to place certain young ladies in accessible spots to the king. The film is spoilt by a very bizarre script and the not too convincing nature of Eric Bana and Natalie Portman in the leading roles. Scarlett Johansson does a reasonable job of Mary and the smaller parts bring us the talents of Kristin Scott Thomas and  Ana Torrent.  At the end of the day it is an entertaining flm for the subject matter but not so gripping as cinema art.  We have seen this kind of thing before and better.

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