Albatross
  • Studio: CinemaNX
  • Release Date: Jan 13, 2012
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Metascore
42 out of 100

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4.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The film tells the story of a family whose world is turned upside down when the beautiful and rebellious Emelia explodes into their lives.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Jan 12, 2012
    70
    Niall MacCormick's direction, while unfocused, locates a sweet center in the bonding of the two young girls, effortlessly capturing the way unexpected friendship, like first love, can completely alter the look of the world.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    Jan 7, 2012
    60
    A startling performace from Findlay doesn't quite make up for a disappointing third act.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Charles Gant
    Jan 7, 2012
    60
    Brown Findlay, reportedly cast before she filmed "Downton Abbey," is a real find. Germany's Koch suggests astute fishing beyond the obvious casting pools, and Ormond clearly relishes her change-of-pace role as tough, casually profane Joa.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Andrew Schenker
    Jan 8, 2012
    25
    Albatross is simply a compendium of bad ideas.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. beelzie14
    8
    What a gripping film by way of storytelling related to complex relationships. Isle of Man - where it is set - looks stunning as it always does cinematically. Sebastian Koch and Felicity JOnes put in convincingly strong performances, but for me it is Jessica Brown Findlay who steals the show. Her acting is powerful - intrinsic fragility played to a subtle perfection, overlayed with her more obvious portrayal of a beguiling young women at odds with her past and lack of a future. A true indie gem which must be watched if you enjoy depth of character and plot.… Expand
  2. wishmaster
    7
    Maybe not the plot of the movie is not a big deal, but was taken in a pleasant and entertaining, with strong dialogues, with no anesthesia, with that dialogue with touches of comedy that took in the right direction the movie, very good performances the entire cast, beautiful photography and the only thing that pleased me was the soundtrack, It wasn't right.… Expand
  3. pinattar
    7
    An enjoyable movie with strong performances from Felicity Jones and Sebastian Koch. It has a solid concept/premise and good direction. But I just couldn't get past the awful dialogue written for Jessica Brown Findlay. Almost everything she said was sarcastic or obnoxious, I just didn't feel any compassion for her character. Despite that, Findlay does do a good job at playing Emelia, I just didn't really like Emelia. In all, it was a good movie, nothing special but not bad at the same time. 7.3/10.… Expand
  4. MegWhiteley
    4
    Albatross, is a regular movie, have much mistakes, and the trama is like other films, this movie can be better, but is terrible, Albatross is a regular movie.… Expand

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