Rating of
1.5/4
Very dull, acting was the only high-point
Josh C - wrote on 12/29/08
A movie is only as good as its plot and I just didn't care about this one at all. Sure the acting was great, but why the heck would I want to watch a movie with good acting when the story was so dull. It was boring to watch, actually one of my friends fell asleep, and the ending left me wondering why I don't attend Catholic mass anymore (because clearly Catholic mass is far more exciting).
As I left the theatre (on opening night) a man turned to me and said "No wonder there was only 5 people in the theatre." I can't express how disappointed I was with this movie, the acting was really the only thing it had going for it. With that said, it will probably win best picture or a golden globe and show, yet again, that Hollywood's critics are more artsy and cooler than the rest of us.
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patjohnson76 - wrote on 12/31/08 at 08:19 PM CT
Doubt Review comment
It's not just Hollywood critics. It was a smash on Broadway and won pretty much every major award given to plays, including the Tony and the Pulitzer. I've seen it both on stage and on screen and it's a pretty faithful adaptation, what with the playwright adapting and directing, so I wouldn't chalk it's success up to Hollywood critics.
