There's no DOUBT in my mind...

...that DOUBT is a great film. I haven't seen many films about nuns or priests or nuns fighting with priests, but as far as I know, this is one of the best around. Although the film is about the investigation of whether or not Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) has sexually abused a young altar boy in the rectory, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING shown on screen. It is only implied.

As you would expect, Academy Award Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and 2 time Oscar winner - and arguably the greatest actress of all time - Meryl Streep are both excellent. However, I believe that the two best performances are by Viola Davis and Amy Adams. Although Viola Davis is getting all of the Oscar buzz, I personally think that Amy Adams gives a better performance. However, if Viola Davis won the Oscar, I would not be disappointed.

Many critics are saying that the film was fantastic until the last line which was awful to the extent of ruining the movie for them. I disliked the last line and thought that Meryl Streep's delivery was not very good, but it was not nearly extreme enough to ruin the entire film. Although the line doesn't really work on screen, I can see the line working extremely well on the stage in the Pulitzer Prize winning play. Even though I have not seen the play, I do understand why the line would have been included.

This is a movie with great performances and wonderful writing, and although it probably won't make it into my top ten, it comes pretty close.
Doubt- 3.5 out of 4

-Ben