Chicago Sun-TimesI know a novel that begins: "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." Now here is one of the saddest movies I have ever...
New York PostUnfortunately, Albert is so good at being unobtrusive, he nearly disappears from his own story, making it hard for us to get...
The New York TimesMs. McTeer's sly, exuberant performance is a pure delight, and the counterpoint between her physical expressiveness and Ms. ...
USA TodayThough this period drama is meant to be thought-provoking and prompt intriguing queries about gender, it leaves too many que...
Los Angeles TimesNobbs is such a spectral presence that infusing any measure of life into this person is an insurmountable challenge.
Rolling StoneAs directed with grit and grace by Rodrigo García, this quietly devastating film goes bone-deep.
New York MagazineClose resembles no man I've ever seen, or woman either. She's the personification of fear-the fear of being seen through, se...
Chicago Sun-TimesThis is such a brave performance by Glenn Close, who in making Albert so real, makes the character as pathetic and unlikable...
The Boston GlobeThere's an ache of regret that sets Albert Nobbs apart. Everyone here yearns for what they can't get.
The Philadelphia InquirerClose's performance as this poor, wounded fellow resonates with depth and poignancy.
Wall Street JournalAs an experiment in Academy Award psychology, "Albert Nobbs" is fascinating. As drama? It is, forgive us, a drag.
San Francisco ChronicleCharacters as out of touch and desperate as Albert Nobbs awaken an instinctive doubt and distrust in an audience.
Washington PostIt sneaks up on the audience with the quiet discretion of the enigmatic protagonist at its center. And, like him, it contain...
The New YorkerWhat you feel, watching Close, is not that you are watching gender being bent into new, absorbing shapes but that you might ...
SlateA movie that, like its title character, never quite dares to let itself discover what it really wants to be.
Entertainment WeeklyThe chief selling point of Albert Nobbs is the novelty of Glenn Close applying her enjoyable theatrical intensity to the tit...
ReelViewsIf you take away Albert Nobbs' twist, all that's left is a project that would have been at home on Masterpiece Theater durin...
Black Sheep Reviews"Albert Nobbs" is unexpectedly amusing, deeply touching and an incredibly revealing character study.
Hollywood ReporterNotable performances by Glenn Close and Janet McTeer mark this carefully made but muted story of women passing as men in 19t...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Writer: Glenn Close
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson
Release: January 27, 2011
Writer: Glenn Close
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson
Release: January 27, 2011
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