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December 19, 2008
At the Movies: 'Doubt' doesn't leave much to chance
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
For a film about moral ambiguity, “Doubt” does an awful lot of hand-holding.
| DOUBT |
 Director: John Patrick Shanley Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis Rating: PG-13 for thematic material Running time: 104 minutes |
Philip Seymour Hoffman's character, a charismatic, mavericky Catholic priest, is obviously a good guy, even though he's suspected of sexually abusing a male student. He drinks and smokes and plays basketball. He cares about the students' feelings at St. Nicholas — a rare feat, it seems, in the Bronx in 1964.
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