Doubt: B

Sorry to be scarce these days, intense couple of weeks in school. Hoping to catch Watchmen opening weekend, will post once I've seen it.

Doubt, adapted and directed by John Patrick Stanley from his own stage play, is better than it looked. Yes, Meryl Streep's Sister Aloysius Beauvier is a bit over the top at times, but it occurs to me that not long ago, actresses approaching 60 only had minor grandmother parts to choose from, so that's progress. Philip Seymour Hoffman likewise teeters on the edge of characature, particularly in the characters' climactic showdown. But Viola Davis's brief supporting role as a mother caught in an impossible situation makes the whole film worth watching, as does Stanley's eye for the details of time and place. I liked the epilogue, a sure sign of a strong script, and did not see it coming.