Doubt Reviews

Bottom-Line:  Doubt is a winner!

At the beginning of Doubt (2008) father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War, Cold Mountain, Almost Famous) delivers a sermon about feeling of doubt that seems to resonate quite profoundly with Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep - Mama Mia, The Devil Wears Prada, The Manchurian Candidate). 

The sister later wonders aloud to her follow nuns what the father meant to convey by the sermon; was he speaking in generalities or was he speaking of himself and his own doubts?  Was he speaking specifically of doubting ones faith, or was his sermon...

Doubt was an interesting movie to see. I knew it had been up for several Academy Awards so when the Library where I work received this movie, I made the decision to watch it. I wanted to see what all the hoopla was about and why it had received all the nominations. Siffice to say, it was a good movie, but I was not overly impressed. I like Meryl Streep and it was creepy to watch her play this nun who not many people liked. I was saddened the way that she acted toward Father Flynn, who was only trying to help this young boy through some rough times. He was not doing anything bad but as the movie...

This was a non-glamorous role for Meryl Streep as the head of a Catholic school.  She was fantastic as always.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman was also outstanding as the priest who is suspected of foul play with an altar boy.  The human dynamics in this movie were nothing short of remarkable.  I highly recommend this movie to anyone who suffered through Catholic school as a child - much food for thought.

This film , originally a play was all but Doubt. This was written flawlessly with the intent of its audience doubting all of the characters at one point. I have watched this movie more than five times since i've seen it. I love it and would recommend it to anyone who appreciates a good one.