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Doubt (2008)
Released By: Miramax   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: 12/12/2008
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Studio: Miramax
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: 12/12/2008
Home Video Release: 4/7/2009
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
Published ID: 514519
UPC: 786936756173, 786936756203,
Plot: When the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High School accuses a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair becomes hopelessly swept up in the ensuing controversy. 1964, St. Nicholas, the Bronx: The winds of change are sweeping through this tight-knit religious community, and charismatic priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is doing his best to adapt by revisiting the school's notoriously strict disciplinary practices. Unfortunately Father Flynn's progressive ideas stand in stark contrast to the longstanding beliefs of Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the iron-willed principal, who believes that an oppressive environment of punishment and fear is the only way to keep the student body in line. Suddenly into this tempestuous environment appears young Donald Miller, St. Nicholas' first black student. When hopeful innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) reluctantly reveals to Sister Beauvier that Father Flynn and Donald have been spending an unusual amount of time together in the church rectory, the unrelentingly righteous headmistress begins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a lecherous child molester and have him permanently expunged from the school. Yet despite her moral certainty that Father Flynn has committed such an unspeakable transgression, Sister Beauvier has not a shred of actual evidence to back up her audacious claim. Now, as Sister Beauvier and Father Flynn enter into an epic battle of wills, the shock waves set into motion by their explosive confrontation threaten to destroy one man's reputation and tear apart the entire surrounding community. John Patrick Shanley adapted his own play for the screen under the guidance of producer Scott Rudin (The Queen, Notes on a Scandal). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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VERY INTERESTING MOVIE
Added 11/13/2009

I ENJOYED THE MOVIE. IT TOOK TOO LONG TO GET GOOD. I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUSPENCEFUL.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Very Good Acting
Added 11/12/2009

This is a good movie and I originally saw it at a theatre. When it came out on BluRay, I wanted a copy of it for my collection. I recommend it.

Mickey

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Stunning!
Added 10/24/2009

Wow, I am late to watch this movie, but wow! I had no idea that this movie would be so good. There have been so many mixed reviews that I shied away, but now that I have finally seen it I am dumbfounded. The level of acting in this movie was astounding! I felt for the characters and they sucked me into thier story. Now I can understand why a lot of people will dislike this movie, because it is a very melancholy movie, BUT the depth of the story just enchanted me. I like the fact that story is based around doubt, because if you think about it, haven;t we all accused someone unjustly because we are certain when it might not be true? I guess for me this story just hit a note in my heart. This movie will be on my top for a long time to come!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Not worth the media space it is printed on
Added 10/12/2009

Yes harsh, and I love Hoffman and Streep, but this movie completely misses. I will begin by saying doubt is usually a process implying a struggle of ideas over time. Never mind me the corny powerful wintery storms that appear exactly when the movie presents key conflicts of traditionalism vs. progressivism and the struggle between Sister Aloysius Beauvier and Father Flynn. Yes, I will overlook that if there were any real struggle of ideas or important presentations of movements through the balance of this film. As the movie progressed I was expecting to see something far deeper than Sister Aloysius Beauvier's mission to remove Father Flynn from the parish due to his progressive practices, let alone possible pediphilia. Instead we see her succeed in her selfish endeavor only to later fall into despair as she realizes her Catholic faith has been challenged if not lost altogether. This is shallow because it ends just there. Missed was an opportunity to depict a great struggle of doubt vs faith illustrated through the lifeless practice of the old perfect virtue vs. the progressive breakthrough of human acknowledgment. I journeyed through the movie anticipating at some turn a corridor of profound depth through the simple discovery of compassion, tolerance, and charity. In contrast the makers of this movie passed on as deep what is really extremely shallow. The movie ended with no examen of consciousness, no self discovery, not even a personal challenge to their vocational choices. Rather instead the movie just ends with the fighter taken a dive in the first round after a long buildup, now roll the credits.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Meryl Streep shines
Added 10/10/2009

This a very intense movie leaving the viewer with alot of self examination. Excellent performances by all the actors.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
VERY INTERESTING MOVIE
Added 11/13/2009

I ENJOYED THE MOVIE. IT TOOK TOO LONG TO GET GOOD. I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SUSPENCEFUL.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Very Good Acting
Added 11/12/2009

This is a good movie and I originally saw it at a theatre. When it came out on BluRay, I wanted a copy of it for my collection. I recommend it.

Mickey

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Stunning!
Added 10/24/2009

Wow, I am late to watch this movie, but wow! I had no idea that this movie would be so good. There have been so many mixed reviews that I shied away, but now that I have finally seen it I am dumbfounded. The level of acting in this movie was astounding! I felt for the characters and they sucked me into thier story. Now I can understand why a lot of people will dislike this movie, because it is a very melancholy movie, BUT the depth of the story just enchanted me. I like the fact that story is based around doubt, because if you think about it, haven;t we all accused someone unjustly because we are certain when it might not be true? I guess for me this story just hit a note in my heart. This movie will be on my top for a long time to come!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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