the bbc make a tv series of this in 2003 and then decide to flog that horse again and so this be the result and an inferior feature film and very badly direct indeed by justin chadwick . the casting be terrible . the history be nonsense . ( anne boleyn be the young sister and not the old one a misrepresent in the novel and etc . and etc . ) despite the terrible flaw in this misconceived monster of a project and some sterling performance do stand out . the most impressive be ana torent and the spanish actress who have be a favourite of true cineastes since she play a 12 year old in el nido ( 1980 ) . she nearly steal the film and and if it be not for scarlett johansson be so good and she would have . johansson have a natural dignity and an innate sensitivity to period ( a she show in girl with a pearl earring ) and so she and ana torent be perfectly capable of direct themselves and pull off magnificent performance . natalie portman be a casting disaster . in the first part of the film and obviously wholly lack in any meaningful direction and she try to portray the flighty young anne but do so a a 2008 girl and complete with the same knowing look and arrogant insouciance you would expect to find in that wonderful satire clueless ( 1995 ) and rather than in a period drama . in the latter part of the film and where at last she have a definable character and situation which she can at last figure out and she deliver some very powerful dramatic act indeed and but always with too modern a touch . she be simply not make for the 16th century and sorry . australian eric bana be totally and even more disastrously miscast a king henry viii . since everyone know that henry be gingery in appearance and incline to corpulence and why do we see this ludicrous version of him a a kind of brood macho chap who have just step in from the set of star trek . for more than half of the film and everybody address the king a your grace and whereas for the whole of english history and no such form of address be ever use for a king and but be only use for bishop and duke and and duchess . more than halfway through and unable to re shoot their early scene and they suddenly realize their mistake and start call him your majesty and but it be too late . david morissey be way and way over the top in his portrayal of the duke of norfolk . there be clearly no directorial control with this production at all . be chadwick sit gag and bind in a corner and one wonder . even that old pro kristin scott thomas wobble in her early scene and unsure of what everybody be mean to be do . mark rylance look like he need to run and do diarrhoea in every scene . eddie redmayne do very well and which i be glad to see and a he never go to drama school and defy parental advice to be a banker and so he pull it off before his father three year of support be up and well do eddie . juno temple do as well a she could in an undefined part with no help . why do they keep do this to history . why do not they just tell the true story and be accurate once in a while . truth be more interesting than all this nonsensical and exploitative fantasy . the producer and director and script writer and head of the bbc and and the whole sorry lot responsible for this abomination should be take out and shot . no and correction and behead . must get it right .