A high school, catholic principal accuses a priest of abusing a student. Although she has no proof to support her theory, she is hell bent on backing her instincts. What follows is an enthralling guessing game dosed with high octaves of intense acting.
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Language:
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English
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Running Time:
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104 min
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Rating:
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PG-13
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Release date:
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12 December 2008
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Directed by:
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John Patrick Shanley
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Produced by:
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Scott Rudin
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Written by:
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John Patrick Shanley
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Based on:
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Doubt: A Parable by
John Patrick Shanley
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Starring:
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Meryl Streep
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Viola Davis
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Music by:
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Howard Shore
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Shot by:
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Roger Deakins
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Editing by:
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Dylan Tichenor
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Distributed by:
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Miramax Films
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What’s Hot
- The film boasts of a stellar cast with some really big names like Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. A casting coup indeed! Incredible performances from all of the cast members resulted in Academy award nominations for all of them.
- Meryl Streep as the strict, doubtful, iron-gloved principal sets the screen blazing whenever she is in it.Philip Seymour Hoffman plays one of his career defining roles. Watch out for the accusation scene – Indomitable stuff as the veterans lock horns!
- Amy Adams as the pious, tentative young teacher plays her part to perfection whereas Viola Davis simply steals the sole scene in which she is in the movie.
- The dialogues are well crafted which focuses on the central theme of the movie – “power of doubt” & “power of self conscience”.
What’s Not
- The movie leaves some vital questions unanswered like, “Why wasn’t the boy, Donald Miller, not investigated directly by the principal in reference to the supposed ‘incident’?”
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