| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...the kind of potted historical drama that's not good enough to take seriously and, sadly, not bad enough to be any fun." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson |
"...a sullen genre picture..." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"History's biggest lesson: 16th century England really sucked for everyone." more... |
C- |
E! Online
Chris Farnsworth |
"Stunningly dull for a movie about sex and betrayal..." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...crisply enjoyable..." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron |
"...a dull, tedious slog." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Ray Bennett |
"...handsome but glum film..." more... |
C+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Initially The Other Boleyn Girl is good, genteelly trashy fun but it eventually reaches for dramaturgy that's out of its league." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"More slog than romp..." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an entertainingly sudsy trip through early 16th century English history." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"What works is the combustible teaming of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, who give the Boleyn hotties a tough core of intelligence and wit..." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...an enjoyable movie with an entertaining angle on a hard-to-resist period of history." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...an absorbing, exciting costume drama..." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"It's not that a good production can't be both a thrilling tale of historical intrigue and sensual adventures, but this film doesn't convince in either category." more... |
C |
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