This movie was TERRIBLE!!! I completely understand that it was historical fiction, and that is not what bothered me- my issue is that it was supposed to be based on the novel by Phillipa Gregory. I read the book just before seeing this movie and I do not think the two are connected AT ALL!!! I loved the book, but the movie was atrocious. I think the biggest issue was that they tried to turn a 660+ page book into a 2 hour movie- that just does not work. They skipped over too many important details (like that in the book Mary has 3 children by the King, and that Anne miscarries 3), and they changed too many more (in the book Anne and George do sleep together, and Anne conceives by George but miscarries the monstrocity that results). All-in-all, terrible script, terrible acting.. the only redeeming quality of this film is the constumes. Don't even waste your time- read the book instead, or watch The Tudors.