Movie Review - The Other Boleyn Girl

This weekend I went to see The Other Boleyn Girl. It was a fabulous movie with a great story line. The movie compares the two Boleyn sisters, Mary and Anne. Everyone has heard of Anne Boleyn, the woman that married King Henry, making him annul his marriage to Queen Catherine of Spain. Anne also gave birth to Elizabeth who went on to become the longest ruler of England. This story of the sisters shows the how Anne managed to ruin her family. The girls' father wanted the Anne originally to be the Kings mistress but she lost her chances when she they were on a hunting rid and made the king fall of of his horse, which greatly embarrassed the King. Soon Mary became the apple of the King's eye. They entire Boleyn family went to court to try and raise their standings and power. The story goes on to explain how both of the girls had love affairs with the king, both giving him children. The story ended on a very serious note when both Anne and her brother were beheaded on charges of incest, after she miscarried the king's child. Overall, I think that the movie was great and was very effective in comparing Mary and Anne Boleyn.