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Albatross

Beth (Felicity Jones), a bookish teenager, becomes friends with Emilia (Jessica Brown Findlay) and has an affair with the latter's father. And for sure, that relationship threatens to have devastating consequences.    
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Empire Magazine
October 18, 2011 A startling performace from Findlay doesn't quite make up for a disappointing third act.
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Cinemalogue.com
January 20, 2012 Newcomer Brown Findlay brings some laughs and energy to an otherwise predictable tale of family strife that is modestly compelling but ultimately forgettable.
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Birmingham Post
October 19, 2011 German star Koch (The Lives of Others) has a Burton-lite intensity, with Julia Ormond well cast as his wife and Beth's mother.
NPR
January 12, 2012 The lack of subtlety makes the story's familiar beats only more obvious.
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BrianOrndorf.com
February 29, 2012 There are dimensions to Emelia that are welcome, but often rudely condensed by director Niall McCormick, who burns through the picture in 85 minutes, never lingering long enough on domestic tension or behavioral awareness.
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Time Out
January 10, 2012 Innocence is lost -- as well as 90 minutes of your precious, precious time.
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Slant Magazine
January 08, 2012 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.
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TIME Magazine
January 12, 2012 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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Village Voice
January 10, 2012 Albatross shifts from indie fairy tale to farce, only to accept its fate as a coming-of-age melodrama.
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Shadows on the Wall
October 20, 2011 Beautifully filmed and acted, but lacking a central perspective.
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The Skinny
January 26, 2012 A serving of teenage angst with a side order of syrup which, like the films of John Hughes, treats both characters and audience with respect and affection.
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