Doubt (2008)
by
John Patrick Shanley
Movie Seen: 17 July 2015
Note Written: 24 July 2015
Doubt is a film which I had been meaning to watch for a long tine no and I finally got to it. The movie is based on a play by the director himself. The strong plot-line of the movie is made stronger with the incredible performance by the cast. I greatly enjoyed the performances of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Meryl Streep. Meryl streep is my most favourite actress of all-time. Here I was, once again, in awe at her performance as the strict Mother Superior of a convent, and that's when Viola Davis came in. In the ten minutes or so she was there, she just stuns you with her acting prowess, outperforming even the fabulous Meryl Streep. If the tiny role in 'Silence of the Lambs' could land an Oscar to Anthony Hopkins, this should too, for Viola Davis. That scene such a delight in terms of acting, while being tragic in itself. The church, the altar boys, strictness of convent-school education, sermons, all brought back several memories of childhood to me. I don't think that life will ever come back to me- 'church', for me, has become a place where I am supposed to go, but never do, now. I hope the path I have taken is the right one and let this path lead me to whatever that is out there, if it's out there. Amen.
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