Albert Nobbs
Dir: Rodrigo García
2011
****
A tender and quite unique film that is more about the performances I would suggest than it is about the story. That's not to say the story is bad, I'm saying that the performances are particularly good. "Life without decency is unbearable", when Glenn Close uttered those words there wasn't a dry eye in the house, the sentiment is there but the makers have tried a little too hard to make this into a tear-jerker which at times can detract from what is a very tender and beautiful film. Glenn Close is wonderful as Albert Nobbs and quite frankly Janet McTeer was robbed at the Oscars, both deserved much more praise than they were given as was the film as a whole.