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(1 - 50) of 50 OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh Page   1   "I'm still shaking my head over the implausible way this film ends."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 4/5 "Doubt is not the first "meta" motion picture, but it's a safe bet that it's the only one that takes its name, it's internal conflict, and the resolution of both as a literal fact."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "A beautiful machine of dramatics, Doubt entices with imposing actorly sway, yet leaves behind a resounding thematic residue that doesn't wash away."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "There is precious little doubt in Doubt."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti C "Convincing performances from Amy Adams (as Sister James), Meryl Streep, and Philip Seymour Hoffman do little to mitigate the material's buried agenda."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2.5/4 "Doubt doesn't work fully on screen as it did on stage, but it's worth seeing for Streep's grace notes."   Slant Magazine   Dan Callahan 3.5/5 "The cast is so good that it's possible to forgive that the material they're performing isn't as thought provoking as it could have been."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2.5/4 "Superbly acted yet ultimately underwhelming..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B+ "Leaves little doubt about its search for tolerance and morality in the real world."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Not the dramatic showstopper one might be expecting, but it also isn't without humanity and a pleasing impartiality."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 3/5 "Adaptación discreta, efectiva y fiel de la obra de John Patrick Shanley, sostenida más que nada por un extraordinario cuarteto de intérpretes."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "Most movies would jump right to the yelling. Doubt lets things simmer for a while, with electrifying results."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "Doubt ends on a note so ridiculous, so heavy-handed and over-the-top that it would have been right at home during some cartoon parody of pretentious Oscar do-gooders trying to shout its message towards your 6-D glasses."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress A- "Streep and Hoffman are two of the most exciting actors we have, and their performances make Doubt an intense experience, almost akin to a thriller."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "Shanley's continuous straining for that Great Unknown is undercut by tidy characters and cinematic deficiencies"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce C+ "Ironically, by bringing us closer to the action--or more properly, the argument--the film diminishes the play's impact, as well as accentuating the overly histrionic elements of the performances."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A brilliantly acted and thought-provoking spiritual drama about faith, openness, certainty, and not knowing; one of the year's best films."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "Judging it against the play may be unfair; taken on its own merits as a pop entertainment, Doubt, the movie, is far from a complete waste of time."   Modern Fabulousity   Gabriel Shanks 4/4 "It is drama of the highest caliber, shaped by words and characters and directed with a simplicity that stands in stark contrast to the complexity of the people and issues on screen."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 7/10 "If the movie has a skeleton which betrays its artifice and deliberateness, its actors give it real human flesh and blood."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen B "Although Meryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are certain to dominate all discussion ... Viola Davis steals the film in its most memorable scene"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "Shanley, who has not directed a feature film since his maiden misadventure almost twenty years ago with Joe Versus the Volcano, has neither the skill nor the perspective to turn his Broadway powerhouse into a movie of similar punch."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 3.5/4 "We must figure whether Beauvier's intentions are pure, whether her relentless pursuit of Father Flynn is rooted in virtue, fear, jealousy, or a troubling brew of all three."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller "[The play is] a shallow work easily interpreted, and Shanley's own film version is no different in the low bar it aims for and ultimately attains."   House Next Door   Keith Uhlich 2/5 "Shanley's play would seem ideally suited for the scrutiny of a camera. But if anything, the film feels less nuanced, bulldozed by Streep's take-no-prisoner performance."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 3.5/4.0 "For interplay and intrigue, Doubt weaves a tense, gun-free thriller where the only special effects are a light bulb and a wind machine."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 3.5/5 "It might be a bit of a slow starter, and it definitely takes its time allowing the story to unravel slowly. However, it's definitely worth a look, and a bit of discussion."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr A- "...a richly satisfying, often surprisingly comical cinematic experience. Hoffman is perfection as the genial neighborhood priest who acts like a pal to the school kids."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "The cast['s]... collective efforts go a long way to mitigating Shanley's pedestrian grasp of film language."   Miss FlickChick   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "Passionate performances aside, there's an odd dispassion to this stage-to-screen adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4.5/5 "Exhausting yet invigorating, it's a drama one witnesses more than just views."   Film Threat   Matthew Sorrento 3/4 "Showcases some of the finest screen acting of the year."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 4/4 "If you like hypothetical, debate-fueling ideas, then Doubt is one of the year's must-see movies."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan A- "The title refers not just to the question of proof of an ugly allegation but to our own need for certainty and understanding in a world that is ambiguous and contradictory."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow B- "Aside from awkward, often ill-fitting tilted camera angles, the writer/director adapts his stagey work with a modicum of aesthetic theatricality."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "Contando com diálogos cortantes e concebidos (e ditos) com elegância, Dúvida mantém a força de seu título até os segundos finais."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3/5 ""Doubt" never quite works as a film for the simple reason that it is the kind of narrative that requires the intimacy and immediacy of the live theatrical experience for it to truly succeed."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "Confident filmmaking, a fiercely clever script and a gifted cast wonderfully bring this set of complex characters to life"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "It speaks volumes about where the Church is going and how far it still needs to go."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B- "[The cast's] eagerly mucking about the film's thematic underbelly almost justifies the relative triteness with which the material is presented."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B "You won't see four better performances than this is any other 2008 film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "This is a subtle piece of writing with major social questions raised with the answers, in the end, cloaked in ambiguity. Somehow, not getting the answers makes for a satisfying film..."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "A lot of viewers get caught up in trying to figure out what really happened, when in fact the film is more of a Rorschach test."   Parallax View   Sean Axmaker 4/5 "powerful"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 8/10 "John Patrick Shanley adapts and directs his award-winning play about the question of pedophilia within the hierarchy of the Catholic Church - with some degree of success."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 6/10 "Only the writing and a couple of the performances are enough to leave the film stranded just barely on the right side of watchable."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2/4 "A pretty well-written acting exercise that has the misfortune of, more often than not, looking as seasick as Battlefield Earth."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 "A well acted exploration of desperation, the destructiveness of conviction and the persuasiveness of doubt."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 50) of 50 OFCS Rating: 74% Fresh Page   1