Normally I like costume dramas, but I think I have been spoiled by Showtime’s brilliant The Tudors when it comes to Henry VIII and his nasty habit of changing wives whenever the mood strikes him. I will give The Other Boleyn Girl credit for one thing, their Henry VIII was taller than their Anne Boleyn. The story of Mary Boleyn and Henry VIII, well, sort of. The movie drops off Mary once Henry becomes more involved with Anne. The compression of the story of Henry VIII and his divorce from Catherine and marriage to Anne is a little too much…
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The Tudors-2 Down, 4 To Go
Henry VIII has come into his own-he is a cold, ruthless tyrant willing to torture and murder to get his way. Other than that, he’s still a nice guy. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Henry VIII as a still slightly mixed up person-he wants to do what is right, but he seems to have no idea what right is. While it has been clear that Anne Boleyn, played amazingly well by Natalie Dormer, is the bad guy-it is still a tearful moment when she is lead off to her death. Even though we all know that Anne Boleyn lost her head,…