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Doubt
Only time for a short comment. Doubt is an excellently acted film that makes you think (and will likely cause some debates over the guilt or innocence of a major character). I will be adding this to my collection as it has the kind of performances one can watch again and again. Anyone who attended a parochial school (at least anyone over 40) will have flashbacks. It is not, however, a feel good movie. :T
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I really liked it. Not a favorite for me, the story was good but not overwhelming. Very good acting by many actors. I went to High School with Amy Adams, (and she's pretty hot) so I'll watch anything with her in it, nowadays. I think I gave it 4 stars on Netflix.
CHRIS
Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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Lucky you. Closest thing I have to a celebrity from high school is Mike O'Malley (you definitely got the better deal).
The movie resonated with me on several levels. I was an altar boy (the rituals glimpsed in the movie brought back memories of 8-11 year old days). I had rather scary nuns in elementary school (different style of headgear, though--I've never seen bonnets like that on nuns) and I knew a "progressive" priest who tangled with a few "old guard" nuns (though not in as malicious a manner as presented in the film).
Parochial schools in the US between 1940 and 1980 had a certain "flavour" that won't be seen again, I should think. This movie captures that "flavour" pretty well.Comment
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I also was an altar boy and can understand exactly what you are saying, Ovation. However, as much as I liked the film and the acting, it is not one I'd care to watch again.
BTW: I went to an all catholic school for one year and my nun teacher was a lot like the Streep character. Also one of the father's like to rap your knuckles with a ruler if he felt you misbehaved.Comment
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I still have the scar on my thumb from a nun's metal-edged ruler.Comment
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