Doubt (movie) was great...

Yesterday, I rented Doubt from my local video store. Being my second time moving from a play to a movie, I had a somewhat reasonable idea of what to expect. I think overall, Doubt did a little bit of a better job representing its characters, but that's probably because the playwright got to direct the film. There are a few key things I liked in the film that definitely took the film to the same height as its paper-based counterpart.

The final scene with Father Flynn confronting Sister Aloyisius near the end was done well. Father Flynn showed appropriate emotions during the whole affair. Sister Aloysius showed little remorse for the situation and acted smug and unrelentless towards Father Flynn.

The sermons were another aspect I liked. Father Flynn spoke with passion to the congregation. The first sermon also introduced us to Sister Aloyisius, giving us an interesting first impression as she walked by the pews, correcting the students.

It was a good film, and I think it did the play justice. The characters' looks and personas were quite different than I imagined, but I suppose that's the risk you take when you watch someone's visual interpretations. I highly recommend it to the rest of you. It's certainly worth a rental.