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Charmingly low-key, the British coming-of-age drama "Albatross" offsets slack plotting with creative casting and sensitive performances.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Albatross
Beautiful. smart. talented. trouble.
2011 · 1h 30m · NOT RATED
Drama
Directed by
Niall MacCormick
Overview
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The lack of subtlety makes the story's familiar beats only more obvious.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Rotten
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.
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine
Rotten
Albatross shifts from indie fairy tale to farce, only to accept its fate as a coming-of-age melodrama.
Michelle Orange, Village Voice
Rotten
Innocence is lost -- as well as 90 minutes of your precious, precious time.
David Fear, Time Out New York
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