Tonights review will be....
DOUBT
Doubt follows Sister Alouysious Bouvier. A strict nun who is the principal of a catholic school. The preist, Father Flynn starts spending an awful lot of time with a young black boy named Donald Miller. Sister James a shy priest witnesses Father Flynn take the boy into the Rectory to discuss a "Private Matter". After he is done. He comes back to class she smells Alcohol on Donalds breath. Sister James begins to wonder and worry. She reports this to Sister Alouysious. Sister A. Soon develops suspicions that Father Flynn is sexually harassing the young boy. But Father Flynn dinies it.
This film is adapted from the stageplay by John Patrick Shanley who also directed and wrote the film. This film stars 2 time Academy Awards Winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and Academy Award Nominees Amy Adams and Viola Davis (Who received her first nomination from this film).
This movie is filled with powerhouse performances from the whole cast. Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman give deep and terrifying performances and Amy Adams gives a subtle and frightened performance and Viola Davis gives a 12 minute powerhouse lesson on acting.
"Doubt is a bond as powerful as certainty" Father Flynn speaks. That line hits the audience hard because it makes you think. What is Sister A. going through in her head right now? This film also makes you question. Did Father Flynn molest the boy? Was he simply talking to him? What clues did Sister A. have? All those questions lead up to something but you never find out what it is. It is up to you to decide.
Doubt is an entertaining and powerful movie. Makes you think listen and question. I reccomend this movie to all who love putting together pieces of a puzzle and comingup with your own decisions. 8/10
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