So what did we think of Sylvia?

Ehh... haven't seen it yet, but the trailer looked deadly dull. I saw Christine Jeffs' first flick, Rain, and I really liked it. It's something like the cinematic hybrid of Ang Lee and David Lean. Sorta. Anyway, it's really beautiful and there's a great and uncomfortable undercurrent of sexual claustrophobia that I found fairly unique. But as for Sylvia? You'll have to work hard to convince me it's worth watching (what I presume to be) another weepy melodrama about a poet (author, artist, musician) who feels marginalized by [gender/religion/sexual orientation/race/social status/etc,] and eventually takes their own life.

But, I'll admit, I'm basing my cynicism on a two minute marketing segment. Any good?

Mocking, painful performance by Paltrow (likely accompanied by shitty direction - how could they let her get away with such an insipid portrayal of depression/madness) coupled with scenes which reinforce many misconceptions about Ted's contributions to their home-life. After reading her diaries (an intrusion I sometimes regret), I can understand if Paltrow found much of Plath's character to be contemptable; however, her mannered, immature, and ultimately derisive portrayal was far beneath her abilities as an actress. Her interactions (especially early on - particularly the scene where they are playing word games) with Hughes are interesting and fairly well done, but otherwise I would rather not have seen this movie.

Making a biopic of someone who laid bare nearly every detail of her life and inner-workings seems kind of unecessary anyway.

The movie was extremely boring and dishonest. Even if Plath were not a real person and this was just fiction, it would still be a bad movie.

I hampered Kid Sister's potential enjoyment of the film by screaming at the screen each time an inaccuracy presented itself. (I found the treatment of Sylvia's mother particularly irritating)

Next time I watch this, it'll be the Sylvia Plath Drinking Game. Frieda Hughes will no doubt be unamused.

I'd rather see the Assia Wevill movie.