GLENN CLOSER TO OSCAR AS SHE PLAYS A RIGHT CHARLIE
Although the story is set in 19th-century ireland, where if you were an unmarried woman your choice was between the poor house and prostitution, its very current because todays world is full of people just trying to survive.
It will also soon be full of peopleflocking to see the story of albert nobbs, an unassuming butler and waiter at a classy Dublin hotel who is hiding a big secret from colleagues and friends.
IN a career which has included dramas such as reversal Of Fortune and family comedies from 101 Dalmatians to her more recent TV work on the acclaimed series Damages, Albert Nobbs appears to mark a creative peak for Close who is married to investments firm boss David Shaw, her third husband.
After a series of make-up tests to find the right look for her character she looked more like glenn Hoddle than glenn Close.
What a weird cast this weird movie has. I hope Liam Neeson gets to trade some dialogue with Brooklyn Decker, that will really confirm what a strange, too many cooks in the kitchen, corporate abomination Battleship is going to be.
Like Patrick Stewart (Oblivion) and Liam Neeson (Fallout 3) before them, Max “Ming the Merciless” Von Sydow, Joan Allen and Christopher Plummer use their thespian skills to create well-rounded characters rather than dazzle players into submission with
