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Beth
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Critic Reviews for Albatross
All Critics (26) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (12)
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Charmingly low-key, the British coming-of-age drama "Albatross" offsets slack plotting with creative casting and sensitive performances.
January 12, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 -
The lack of subtlety makes the story's familiar beats only more obvious.
January 12, 2012 | Rating: 4.5/10 | Full Review… -
The performances are compelling (although Jones is underused) but the thin narrative is less instructive of the strange way female friendships operate than of the way stories get recycled.
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Albatross shifts from indie fairy tale to farce, only to accept its fate as a coming-of-age melodrama.
January 10, 2012 | Full Review… -
Innocence is lost -- as well as 90 minutes of your precious, precious time.
January 10, 2012 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Yes, the title of Albatross is a metaphor. In fact, the eponymous bird shows up not as a figurative chokehold around the neck of simply one character, but at least three.
January 8, 2012 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Albatross
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Sep 05, 2013"Albatross" starts with a kiss between Emilia Conan Doyle(Jessica Brown Findlay) and Jake(Harry Treadaway) before the firecrackers. That explains why Emilia gets to ride in a police car on the way to her first day of work as a maid at a guesthouse where Beth(Felicity Jones) is tending the front desk while studying, so her dad(Sebastian Koch) can pretend he is writing upstairs while actually masturbating. So, it is a surprise to Beth's mother(Julia Ormond) that Emilia gets invited round to dinner, to which she brings a bottle of wine that she flashed her ID for. "Albatross" starts promisingly enough but then stalls in a sea of quirkiness. That's not to mention going the old tired route of a disruptive force introduced to a family going nowhere and liberating everybody. And with predictable results. Plus stereotypes. The writing angle might have had a chance if played correctly which it isn't as it is thrown to the curbside in the most desultory manner imaginable. Instead, it seems all the characters are suffering under the weight of the past, especially Beth who has to deal with her parents. However, the actors do a good job trying to breathe life into such cliches while very much out of their usual comfort zones. Nice scenery, though.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Nov 06, 2012Decent movie. A little slow. Nice ending...Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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Oct 10, 2012Excellent movie free spirited girl meets strictly raised girl and the fun begins, all while the free spirited girl has an affair with girls father, my review sucks the movie is outstanding, a must see. 5 stars 10-1-12Bruce B Super Reviewer
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Apr 29, 2012Albatross is your basic coming-of-age story made only slightly less average by a young and strong female cast of Jessica Brown-Findlay and Felicity Jones, both of whom remain in control of their performances.Christopher H Super Reviewer
Albatross Quotes
| Emelia: | I found these miraculous claw like appendages at the end of my arms and they were ideal for clutching blunt instruments, such as this pencil. |
| Emelia: | I can't do this to Beth anymore. |
| Beth: | She's great isn't she Dad? |
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