Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Doubt (2008)


Academy Awards, USA 2009

Nominated
Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
John Patrick Shanley

Miramax
Directed by John Patrick Shanley
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

It's Philip Seymour Hoffman versus Meryl Streep in a battle of acting powerhouses. He's a priest acting a little too friendly towards one of his students, she's a nun who accuses him of impropriety. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any proof other than her suspicious nature. It all unfolds rather predictably and its stage origin is obvious as it lurches from one small set to another, but watching those two have at it is never boring.

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