I just watched the trailer to The Other Boleyn Girl. It's a literary adaptation about a young woman (Natalie Portman) whose parents push her to seduce King Henry VIII (Eric Bana from The Hulk) because he's desperate for an heir. Unfortunately, he falls for her sister (Scarlett Johansson) instead. Being the manipulative young woman that she is, she eventually gets her way, gains the throne and a place by his side. In the middle of all this, she's battled her sister furiously for the throne and it's as astonishing to the viewer as it is to Scarlett's character that a sister would do such a thing to her own flesh and blood. So when Scarlett says desperately seeking an explanation, "We're sisters," it's chilling to hear Natalie's reply: "And therefore born to be rivals." I'm scareda you. The twist of course is that Natalie's character is infertile, so she needs her sister to plead for mercy before the king beheads her for her betrayal. It almost makes me want to read the book. Almost. But honestly the most impressive part of this entire film is watching Natalie Portman portray the bitchiest character she's ever embodied. Check it out February 29, 2008:
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