Review of Albert Nobbs (2011) by Desa W — 12 Jan 2012

Another Golden Globe contender, but for Glenn Close for best performance by an actress. At first sight, Albert Nobbs could seem to be another cliche period film that followed the tradition. But once you got into it, it turned to be a surprisingly character drama focused around one courageous woman whose loneliness got the better of her years of living in secret as a man.

She was a waitress, a fragile woman dressing as a man and actress Glenn Close went into the role with such passion that she really was Albert Nobbs..It was such a delicate human performance, and as far as I knew its was surely one of the best of Close's career.

Janet McTeer's characterization was superb. Her body helped a lot in her portrayal of Hubert Page. But I don't believe that she surpassed Close's here. Her character was quite different,but both did quite well in the roles they played in the films.

I was disappointed with the ending,that's the reason I could not rate higher. The Golden Globe nominations were well deserved, and I am expecting an Oscar nomination also.