Albert Nobbs

[noracharles]

It's another fucking Brokeback Mountain. Don't bother.

I will say that Janet McTeer is amazing as Mr. Page, and I will seek out more movies starring her. But even she does not make it worth it to put up with this shit. For shame, Glenn Close.

Comments

[oneiriad]

I'm sorry to hear it's so bad - I shall have to reconsider going to watch it. Though I do like historical dramas.

Kind of related question: have you ever watched The Ballad of Little Jo?

[noracharles]

Eh. My mother liked it? The subject matter may not be something which bothers you, and apart from that, it's an entertaining enough movie, with some good acting and great costumes. I don't know much about Irish accents, but three of the major characters are played by non-Irish actors, and some have commented that the accents are quite bad.

I have not seen The Ballad of Little Jo. It looks horrifying from the wikipedia entry!

[oneiriad]

Yeah, the wikipedia entry isn't that great and it is nearly 20 years old and very much from the gritty western school of movies - well, I liked it, but then, I watched it shortly after watching Deadwood, so that might not be saying much... Anyway, I just wondered 'cause it came to mind. *shrugs*

And - I think I'll wait for Albert Nobbs on dvd - the library will probably get it, so free and easy to stop if it turns out to bother me. (Though, to be honest, I rarely get bothered or manage to work up a case of righteous indignation about fiction, and when I do, it's always the oddest things that nobody else seem to care about, not the obvious ones. Go figure.)