Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" - just saying it gets me giddy and excited, it is a perfect, entertaining performance, easily in the 20 best ever in this category. It is generally considered that Glenn Close should have an Oscar by this point. She really hasn't even been a major figure in the movies since 1990, but she managed to get traction this year for her performance as a sad woman disguising herself as a man so she can get work and start her own business.
Albert Nobbs is one weird movie. Just like the character, I'm never quite sure of the filmmaker's intentions, some scenes have an overwhelming sense of humor though I'm never sure if it was intentional or unintentional. The same can go for Close's performance, it's a bit theatrical, it's a bit too restrained to be touching, and it certainly doesn't help that for me, Glenn Close doesn't disappear into the part. There's always a lingering feeling of self-awareness that hangs over her - especially in some more mediocre scenes and the film is full of them.
I suppose her best scene is a moment of life and joyfulness on the beach quickly followed by an overwhelming sense of sadness - but it's still not a performance, by any means amazing, brilliant, or groundbreaking. But, I'm not sure if anyone could make this material work - it's just too weird and frankly, Glenn Close isn't the one to bring it above water.
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I'll shut my mouth about her as well but I love Great Glenn in everything. :)
You know, I thought Glenn could pull a huge GG upset, and maybe an Oscar contender after all, but alas she didn't. Unfortunteley, she is probabky destined to lose Oscar night.
Do you think it worked better as a stage play?
I haven't seen it as a play - I think the story is just plain weird and it would take miracles to make it work.
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