Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

filmalamosa A private detective is hired by a wealthy man to see if there is any dirt on his fiancée before he marries her.There are some 60s socially relevant themes I could have done without-- a trickle compared to the fire hydrant we endure today. Appalachian Poverty Female-Female Friends etc...Would anyone be so deprived that they wouldn't know what a real flower was? Hard to believe.A couple plot flaws...after getting her face slashed Baker has a more perfect complexion than ever and gee! turning $10,000 into $70,000 is so easy if you know bankers.Then Maharis coming on to Baker...The end seems implausible = Miss Cold suddenly turned on by someone in a bookstore. No it doesn't work.I will grudgingly give it 4 stars--I don't like the socially meaningful genre--my God we get it in both ears 26 hours a day as it is. I watch movies for entertainment. They could have expunged the PC stuff and it would have been a 10 times better. But we are talking Hollywood PC-ness and moral nanny is in its DNA.

kylerkl Sylvia is a well developed film, from cast to direction. It was far ahead of its' time. The plot is slow in the beginning but quickly moves to a steady pace. Sylvia confronts difficult issues few movies can handle with any lasting credibility. The characters are rich and diverse in their perspectives. Carroll Baker delivers a superb performance as the female lead. Carroll Baker's supporting actors and actresses enrich the weave of the emotional undercurrents of the film. Sylvia is also complemented with the use of vivid symbolism and well formed dialogue.

Maharis The best thing about this movie is the truly first-rate supporting cast: Peter Lawford, Viveca Lindfors, Aldo Ray and Ann Sothern all give outstanding performances. Ann's, in particular, will stay with you long after the movie is over. She's a gem!

Scotwon Sylvia is of interest for its depiction of themes such as incest and female friendship which would become the focus of attention much later. As stories involving hookers go, this one of a prostitute-turned-poet is non-stereotypical.