Sylvia Plath was a jealous woman. She had a successful, charming husband which only made it worse. Her insecurities came to fruition when her hubby ran off with another just two years into their marriage. What makes Sylvia Plath's story different from any other tale of adultery? What is unique about her that would justify a retelling on celluloid? Unfortunately, we'll never know. Director Jeffs has successfully taken an interesting story and made it highly uninteresting. For the people in the world that know everything about Sylvia Plath, I'm sure this will be a great story, as they don't need any background into her life. For the rest of the world, however, a little exposition would be grand. Any details at all would be welcome as, despite the broad strokes of her life, we get nothing. What did she teach while in America? What ever happened with her book `The Bell Jar'? What were her children's names? The list goes on and on, but I think my point is proven. Anyways, the cinematography is exceptional, so you film school students will get a kick out of that. There are better examples of cinematography, however, and better examples of broken, jealous relationships (and better examples of a movie), so really there's no reason to watch this. Rating: 18/40
Review of Sylvia
