Fresh
Doubt works best when the performers are simply allowed to spar.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Overview
In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.
Director and cast
- John Patrick Shanley Director
- Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Brendan Flynn
- Amy Adams as Sister James
- Viola Davis as Mrs. Miller
- Alice Drummond as Sister Veronica
- Audrie Neenan as Sister Raymond
- Susan Blommaert as Mrs. Carson
- Carrie Preston as Christine Hurley
- John Costelloe as Warren Hurley
- Lloyd Clay Brown as Jimmy Hurley
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Empathy is one of the dramatist's slyest weapons and Shanley uses it wisely.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten
John Patrick Shanley's Doubt left me less moved than querulously dissatisfied despite the impressive performances of Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis in all the key roles.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
John Patrick Shanley the writer should never again hire John Patrick Shanley the director.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Thanks to a nearly perfect cast, this provocative glimpse into the Catholic priest child-molestation scandal manages to be deeply disturbing on several levels.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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