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April 12, 2005
Sylvia
Sylvia (2003), Christina Jeffs:
I remember AO Scott really liking this, but he also is a 40-year old woman at heart, so I didn't put much creedence into that, but I'd been on a Blythe Danner kick so I figured that was at least a second thing going for it. It's a pretty uninspiring biopic of Sylvia Plath. It's one of those things where you see nothing but hatred between Sylvia and Ted Hughes, but they still insist on saying things like "No one understands him like you, Sylvia".
I'm starting to realize that Gwyneth Paltrow isn't really that good an actress. I mean, she's gtreat at times, but it seems when push comes to shove, she can't really hack it. I think besides Ms. Danner and a few intellegent shots here and there, there's really not much else here. At least A Beautiful Mind felt important, even if Ron Howard is a terrible human being.
4/15
Posted by bing at April 12, 2005 08:28 PM