THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
(First Viewing)

A great telling of King Henry's intense desire to have a male heir and the lengths he would go to to secure that. I was somewhat familiar with the story but not intimately. This gave a lot more insight into the politics and lack of religious value given these life changing decisions (even though God is constantly thrown around the film for reasoning). However, what I loved most about this piece was Natalie Portman playing a villain. I've never seen her do it before and I must say I was throughly pleased. I hope she does it again soon as it's a nice change of pace for her.