An attention-getting bit of drama built on remarkable performances.
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10/09/09
Doubt (2008)
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Reviews Counted:204
Fresh:158
Rotten:46
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Doubt succeeds on the strength of its top-notch cast, who successfully guide the film through the occasional narrative lull.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 12, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $33,422,556
Synopsis: John Patrick Shanley brings his Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play to the screen as a gripping story about the quest for truth, the forces of change, and the devastating consequences of... [More]
Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
Director: John Patrick Shanley
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Reviews for Doubt
Shanley's continuous straining for that Great Unknown is undercut by tidy characters and cinematic deficiencies
08/26/09
It might be a bit of a slow starter, and it definitely takes its time allowing the story to unravel slowly. However, it's definitely worth a look, and a bit of discussion.
06/14/09
Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter
05/14/09
The early scenes of Doubt glide past so smoothly that it's easy to miss the seditious currents underneath.
04/07/09
The acting talent in evidence here is astounding and nobody, absolutely nobody puts her or his performance ahead of everyone else.
04/06/09
A cat-and-mouse game of power and posture, played out by two of the finest actors of the moment.
03/21/09
The cast['s]... collective efforts go a long way to mitigating Shanley's pedestrian grasp of film language.
03/02/09
A well acted exploration of desperation, the destructiveness of conviction and the persuasiveness of doubt.
03/01/09
this cast is nothing short of amazing.
03/01/09
The most thought-provoking celluloid debate of 2008; one of the year's ten best
02/27/09
Brilliant performances from Streep and Hoffman, however, make it well worth seeing.
02/12/09
Doubt is a provocative, pared-down work that in the theatre carried the subtitle "A Parable", and it has four outstanding performances.
02/12/09
The moral grey area of the title perhaps worked better in the stage play; exposed on screen it's not "doubt" being expressed, it's the sound of Streep's headmistressy voice demanding, "That Oscar – on my desk, NOW."
02/10/09
A clutch of fine performances helps to silence any reservations you might have about the screen version of Doubt.
02/10/09
Contando com diálogos cortantes e concebidos (e ditos) com elegância, Dúvida mantém a força de seu título até os segundos finais.
02/06/09
Doubt looks like some sort of upscale horror film, complete with crows and swirling leaves like The Omen. It's actually a terminally muddled piece of star-studded Oscar-bait.
02/06/09
There are times when Doubt feels like a sermon. Shanley highlights key themes as if the audience was a particularly dim-witted congregation. His direction, too, when it's not dolloping on the symbolism, can be stilted.
02/06/09
What possessed the once credible Meryl Streep to take on the caricatured role of crusading Sister Aloysius? And why is her performance so uniformly unconvincing?
02/06/09
Doubt is an old-fashioned talkfest which often betrays its origins as a play. It relies for its power on a series of stagey arguments.
02/06/09
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May 25, 2009:
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