Has anyone else read The Other Boelyn Girl and seen the movie too? Now, I understand that it's usually necessary to cut some (or alot) of things out for time's sake, or change a few plot points around, etc. But damn, I don't think I've ever seen a movie that's based on a book be sooo different from said book. They actually changed whole character personalities. It felt really rushed, which I guess it was, and I think someone who has not read the book would be able to tell that there was A LOT missing from the story. I think the thing that irks me the most is completely changing the characters, well, character. For instance, Mary and Anne's mother in the book is a very cold, distant, uncaring woman, she shows no concern for her children and what happens to them. In the movie she doesn't want to use them as pawns to advance her family and she's pissed off with thier father and uncle for doing this. In the book, she's right in the middle of it. Why the need to change that?

Ugh, sorry, just totally needed to rant. The movie might have been fine without reading the book first, as is usual. Just wanted to see if any other mamas had seen it.