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While She Was Out (2008)
Why this film should be marketed as a comedy
Well, let me start off by saying how utterly HILARIOUS this film is, I simply couldn't keep myself from laughing at the sheer stupidity of it. Don't get me wrong, it IS well acted particularly by Bassinger but the script is just, well the mind boggles truly.
The premise is good and up until Della actually witnesses the murder it is engaging but after that it just goes downhill . Half way through the film the protagonist pulls out her toolbox and of course instead of lobbing it at the guy's head, she decides to pull out a screwdriver, car jack and finally a flare (as in for a sinking ship) respectively to kill her victims.
Then there is the final line that I promise, if it doesn't have you in stitches then I will eat my own left foot.
I would recommend this film to those who simply want to laugh at some good old fashioned, appalling film making. Might I also suggest you watch out for the scene in the scrap yard with the guy falling from the one foot high plank of wood, gets me every time.
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Beautiful but not worth the screen it's played on.
First, let me start by saying, I do not hate or rather despise this movie for its historical inaccuracies. Although numerous in their quantity, other shows based on the same time frame and with the same amount, if not more manage to carry the rise and fall of the Boleyn's with far more grace than this movie does.
Natalie Portman's acting is dubious at best and the same can be said for Scarlett. Eric manages the role with far more grandeur and skill than I had expected and yet it felt somewhat lacking. The costumes and sets are gorgeous and yet it all seems very stilted and wooden.
Now, let me get onto the historical inaccuracies. 'The Tudors' (Showtimes production) has near the same amount of inconsistencies but they at least keep true to the more important and vital parts of history. Anne Boleyn did not cry at her execution, it is a shame as I thought this would be the strongest part of the movie, she was dignified and strong until the last blow of the sword. Mary Boleyn was banished from court and was in no accounts present at her sisters executions. Anne wasn't married and there was no rape.
As much as I wanted to love this movie, it was hard to move past the glaring inaccuracies and slightly boring performances.
It is a great shame, Alison