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(1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1   2/5 "superficial and staged"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B+ "Chest-heaving displays of humiliation and social positioning...Other Boleyn Girl isn't high art, but it's juicy; 2008's first guilty pleasure."   DVDTalk.com   Brian Orndorf C- "Adapted from Philippa Gregory's 2002 novel, the potentially captivating subject of two sisters put before a womanizing king by their power-hungry father and uncle, is alas much less than the sum of its parts."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Such unwieldy mechanisms only draw attention to the movie's narrative contrivances."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 69/100 "Interesting and atypical historical drama, but doesn't quite cohere into a memorable tale."   Cinemania   Dan Jardine 2.5/4 "Fascinating in its depiction of a troubled relationship between sisters that is anything but black and white. This emotionally ripe angle to a tragic story that could have been told any number of ways is where the film gets its potency."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C- "The Other Boleyn Girl pretends to be a serious historical romance, but it's really just a bodice-ripper, a cheap Harlequin paperback dressed up in frilly clothes."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "It's a straightforward, unpretentious joy, and one of the most purely enjoyable films I've seen in some time."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C- "Plays like a bad period soap opera, burying the fascinating complexity of the events of the 1530s in crude historical oversimplification and melodramatic cliche."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "A disappointing costume drama."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "An entertainingly sudsy trip through early 16th century English history."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "With The Other Boleyn Girl, the sheen and shine of the clothing and sets can't quite blind us to the fact there's very little drama under all the drapery, and you'll recall the textures of the fabrics long after you've forgotten the threads of the plot."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 5/10 "Click here to read review"   vj.net.ua   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 3/5 "Rather than being a boring, humdrum historical drama, this movie turns into a Jerry Springer episode from the 16th century."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr C- "If you thought Elizabeth: The Golden Age was over the top, just wait until you get a load of how her mother is portrayed in this risible soap opera."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Portman and Johansson are phenomenal alone and together."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[A] ridiculously delicious soap opera..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 1.5/5 "The Other Boleyn Girl is almost too indescribable for words. It's one of the most visually boring films I've seen in some time."   Bronsonfive   Michael Ferraro C "Take away the sumptuous settings and Hollywood glamour and what you have here is like Henry VIII for Dummies enacted by the cast of the OC."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1/5 "When the executioner finally makes his appearance at the end, it will probably inspire the kind of delirious relief and good cheer from audiences that is usually only experienced when Christopher Walken makes an unexpected cameo"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "There are moments when you can see how terrific this film could have been"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline D "As sorority party filler or a double bill with the likes of Cruel Intentions, this movie can't be beat."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux 2.5/4 "The women in the cast are exceptional. ... The men are miscast."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "A genteel soap opera in which the sex and intrigue are so muted, so tasteful, that they practically blow off the screen in a scattering of dust."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 4/10 "Clumsy and clunky, totally lacking in passion and cohesion, this dull mediocrity is an insult to Philippa Gregory's historical concept of the two rival sisters."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 3/10 "The worst thing? It's all hysterical and histrionic, and yet completely dull. I'm not certain how one manages that."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1