It's easy to give "The Tudors" a tag like "Dirty Sexy Royalty," but it's also misleading, because it makes the show sound like more fun than it really is.

CULVER CITY, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the enthusiastic response to The Other Boleyn Girl Virtual Book Club Contest, celebrating the book by Philippa Gregory and the film from Columbia Pictures/Focus Features, now playing in theaters nationwide, the studio has named a winner.

By Chris Tookey The Other Boleyn Girl (12A) Verdict: Insufficiently well executed BASED on a best-selling historical novel by Philippa Gregory, this is a bodice-ripper about the rivalry between bitchy Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her more sensitive sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson) for the fleeting, often fatal favours of King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).

By MAL VINCENT By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot HISTORY as it might be reported by the National Enquirer is on display as two sisters go at it for time shares in King Henry VIII's bed in the good-looking and great fun "The Other Boleyn Girl." As the latest movie retelling of Henry VIII's pursuit of a male heir, it is not in the same arty league with 1969's "Anne of the Thousand Days," but it is a worthwhile, highly entertaining addition to the canon.

The opening of "The Other Boleyn Girl," a lavish Hollywood production starring Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn, Scarlett Johansson as her sister Mary and Eric Bana as King Henry VIII, has reminded us of how often the story of Henry, his wives and mistresses has stirred the passions of moviemakers and fans.