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Aug 27, 2023
I loved it but why is it appearing here on a search for novels by John Banville?
Apr 15, 2021iloveseaotters rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Ugh, I couldn't watch much of this movie. Glenn Close as a man was just too creepy.
Jan 24, 2020INVS rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I saw this when it first came out and was so fooled by the actors. Janet McTeer and G. Close were brilliant. A great portrayal of life in 1920's Ireland & likely many other countries. This is a very different approach to telling the…
Nov 09, 2019yesbyedith rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Great actors, writing, plot, but not in the mood. Has commentary.
Jan 17, 2019kpelish rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An extra star for Glenn Close's stunning performance as Albert, a cross-dressing woman whose ability to pass as a manservant gives her a sort of freedom in a harsh, class-stratified Victorian Dublin. All changes when she meets another…
Jan 19, 2018
Glenn Close always turns in strong performances, but this one is magnificent; a career high. This film is highly recommended.
Dec 10, 2017akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a 2011 British-Irish drama directed by Rodrigo García, based on a 1927 novella by George Moore. It is an extraordinarily bizarre and heartwrenching story. Superb is the performance of Glenn Close as Albert Nobbs.
Oct 23, 2017
Creepiest movie I have ever seen.
Aug 12, 2017karunanc rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great film.
kelvinb200
Feb 10, 2016kelvinb200 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely stunning portrayal to Albert Nobbs...taking into consideration the timeline of when this is occurring along with great thematic back drops and other great actors/actresses....accolades to the time, dedication, and true to form…
Feb 07, 2016rationallady rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I admit I didn't know it was Glenn Close until after I saw the movie. She fooled me; great acting!
NatMarAma
Jan 25, 2016NatMarAma rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
It's a pretty slow movie with an uneventful ending. Nothing is realized by the end.
Nov 09, 2015DesLi rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The main character is a waiter, who is in fact a woman. The script is just OK. Slightly entertaining only.
Jul 30, 2015m_r_ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is best to watch this film without expectations or preconceptions: It is an excellent film in presenting socioeconomic survival tactics in the 19th century. I do not hold with the boring and lost interest statements: You will be…
Mar 23, 2015
March 23 2015.....I found this movie after watching 'The Grand Secduction' (which I loved) and was searching for other movies with Brendan Gleeson. This one sure looked interesting, but I found it slow and just a teensy bit boring in…
Mar 02, 2015Ron@Ottawa rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It was 19th century in Ireland and two women disguised themselves as men to make a living. The story was not bad but I had to get used to the expressionless face of Albert Nobbs, played by Glenn Close, though.
Jan 06, 2015Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Sensitive and fascinating portrayal of transsexualism at a time and place where humiliation was the least of the risks every present. Glenn Close delivers a marvelous performance.
Dec 14, 2014
too sad for words
Nov 05, 2014
this was left in the returned bin on Monday Nov 3
Aug 07, 2014
I think Glenn Close did a good job in being under the radar not to reveal her identity. That role was of a person who felt the need to dress as a man in order to find a job AND keep it. As a woman she needed to act professional and keep…
May 14, 2014eusebius rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Somebody should have advised Glenn Close to play with more animation. We respond to people living under pressure if we can get much closer to them than Close allows us to here. Janet McTeer and the other actors do a good job.
LindaHolland
Feb 26, 2014LindaHolland rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this movie. It portrayed what a woman's life was like in 19th Century Ireland. As well it gave a good idea of the differences between the upper and lower classes and how, if you were both a woman and lower class you really didn't…
bbonier
Feb 09, 2014bbonier rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I didn't think this movie was boring, but it was painful to watch Albert and her inability to interact with other human beings. I don't see the point of the film.
Jan 23, 2014SusannahElf rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favourite movies of recent viewing. The main character chooses as a young vulnerable girl to live as a male, but because she has to guard her secret so closely, she is unable to form any relationships at all. Glenn…
Jan 11, 2014
Great performance by Glenn Close of Albert Nobbs.