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).

The Henry VIII that we see in "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a pretty piggy chap. Wed to Catherine, who can't deliver a male heir, the king of England struts around in search of a mistress. Enter Mary Boleyn, a nobleman's daughter. The monarch and the mistress bed, and a child is born.

By Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune Mar. 2--Chatting in a lushly appointed suite in the Four Seasons Hotel, Gregory, who was born in Kenya and earned her PhD in 18th Century literature from the University of Edinburgh, was clad in a simple black suit, her blond hair tucked into a loose updo.

By Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer Mar. 2--The Henry VIII that we see in The Other Boleyn Girl is a pretty piggy chap. Wed to Catherine, who can't deliver a male heir, the king of England struts around in search of a mistress. Enter Mary Boleyn, a nobleman's daughter.