Sybil (1976) Reviews
- Starring:
- Sally Field, Joanne Woodward, (more)
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Category:
- Television, Drama
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful Sally Field does a remarkable job portraying Sybil's multiple personalities, and Joanne Woodward as Dr. Wilbur is the perfect supporting actress. This is very real, very intense, and very much worth ... Read More Sally Field does a remarkable job portraying Sybil's multiple personalities, and Joanne Woodward as Dr. Wilbur is the perfect supporting actress. This is very real, very intense, and very much worth watching when you can dedicate three hours to it.
(Note that the DVD contains only the movie; the other features are on the bonus disc which I haven't seen yet.)
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful This has got to be one of the best films I have seen in a long time. Even though the movie is long it is worth watching. The movie is very detailed and delves into the characters mental illness very ... Read More This has got to be one of the best films I have seen in a long time. Even though the movie is long it is worth watching. The movie is very detailed and delves into the characters mental illness very well. I really recommend you see this film. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful I found it amazing that my teacher let my class watch this and I am glad she did. Sybil's story is tragic and throughout the movie, we grow not to love only her but the personalites she has created. ... Read More I found it amazing that my teacher let my class watch this and I am glad she did. Sybil's story is tragic and throughout the movie, we grow not to love only her but the personalites she has created. We hope and pray that she will become a strong woman who can take care of herself and ingore the past. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful I thought this movie would be depressing, but it was amazing...what a great performance by Sally Fields telling the tragic story of this highly abused little girl and how she somehow coped with the ... Read More I thought this movie would be depressing, but it was amazing...what a great performance by Sally Fields telling the tragic story of this highly abused little girl and how she somehow coped with the horrors done to her. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful Sally Field dominates the screen in this disturbingly true-to-life film. Based on a true story, this movie brings viewers right into Sybil's nightmarish childhood and takes them on her journey to ... Read More Sally Field dominates the screen in this disturbingly true-to-life film. Based on a true story, this movie brings viewers right into Sybil's nightmarish childhood and takes them on her journey to healing. While the ending may make the trip worthwhile for most viewers, you'll want to avoid this film if you're triggered by images of child abuse. It's one of those films that's so powerful, you'll want to watch it over again as soon as it ends...but at the same time, you'll want to return it to Blockbuster immediately. Especially interesting for anyone studying psychology--the therapist-client relationship between Sybil and her psychiatrist is fascinating. Overall, a brutally honest film. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful Both Sally Field and Joanne Woodward are at their best. This is one of the finest movies I have ever seen in my 40 years of movie watching!! Sally field is remarkable in her portrayal of a young ... Read More Both Sally Field and Joanne Woodward are at their best. This is one of the finest movies I have ever seen in my 40 years of movie watching!! Sally field is remarkable in her portrayal of a young woman with multiple personality disorder. She is totally believeable as she changes from one personality to the next and you can feel her pain as if it were happening to you! based on a true story. DO NOT miss this movie!!!! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful This really is a great movie to watch if you can break away for a couple of hours. If you ever get to see the COMPLETE movie you'll see how a person with an illness such as dual personalities can ... Read More This really is a great movie to watch if you can break away for a couple of hours. If you ever get to see the COMPLETE movie you'll see how a person with an illness such as dual personalities can suffer. Read the book first and then see the movie, it will open your eyes to many of the characters that Sybil has to come to grips with in recovering from her ordeal and how the right person who understands can make all the difference in the world when it comes to recovery. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful Absolutely amazing performance and acting by Fields...too real. I was shocked, moved, and brought back to the reality of mental illness and how it can be maintained. When it says she retired to a ... Read More Absolutely amazing performance and acting by Fields...too real. I was shocked, moved, and brought back to the reality of mental illness and how it can be maintained. When it says she retired to a small college town and became an art professor...I could swear she went to SUNY New Paltz...which makes it even more real! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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