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I won't be saying anything about Doubt until the end of next week or thereabouts, but the big acting revelation for me and several others I spoke to at last night's AFI Fest screening is the supporting performance by Viola Davis, who plays the mother of one of the students in an urban Catholic school. She absolutely kills in one very intense scene with costar Meryl Streep, and I can't even find an online photo of her performing in this scene. Davis goes to the front of the line in the Oscar Balloon right now, dammit.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 31, 2008 at 11:14 AM

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lazarus says ...

Not a surprise. She was devastating in very limited screen time in Antoine Fisher, and her appearance in Soderbergh's Solaris was chilling.

Good for her if her name gets out there more.

Posted by lazarus at October 31, 2008 11:29 AM

comment #2

Adviltablet says ...

Viola Davis is always great. She's been on my radar since "Out of Sight" where even Soderberg in the commentary said, keep your sights on her, she's going to be working for a long time.

Posted by Adviltablet at October 31, 2008 11:31 AM

comment #3

Unison says ...

It should have already been there... The actress who played the part on Broadway won a Tony. It's a great role, even if it's a small one.

Did Hoffman & Streep move down in your rankings when you updated?

Posted by Unison at October 31, 2008 11:31 AM

comment #4

DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

she's wonderful and very talented (and underrated).

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at October 31, 2008 11:32 AM

comment #5

lbeale says ...

She's always been a very great actress, with tremendous power and emotional intensity.

Posted by lbeale at October 31, 2008 11:39 AM

comment #6

btwnproductions says ...

Too bad Tony winner Adriane Lenox didn't get a chance to reprise, but that was Shanley's call.

Posted by btwnproductions at October 31, 2008 11:44 AM

comment #7

BurmaShave says ...

Can we discuss how Ron fucking Howard fought for the Broadway leads of his movie and John Patrick Shanley replaced the entire cast with more proven movie actors?

Posted by BurmaShave at October 31, 2008 11:45 AM

comment #8

The Bandsaw Vigilante says ...

Will second (or third, or fourth) the mad Viola Davis-love...her SOLARIS performance keeps me coming back to that flick (along with Natascha McElhone's sweet, sweet ass), though more's the pity her series TRAVELER got cancelled last year by ABC.

Posted by The Bandsaw Vigilante at October 31, 2008 11:57 AM

comment #9

Edward says ...

I don't doubt she's great.

Posted by Edward at October 31, 2008 12:27 PM

comment #10

loganX2 says ...

I saw the movie last night and I was amazed at what she could do with just ONE SCENE!! She blew me away.

Posted by loganX2 at October 31, 2008 12:43 PM

comment #11

The Winchester says ...

While you're at it, you should probably take Malkovich off the balloon. I just don't think his work is as strong as some of the others up there, especially in Burn After Reading.

Posted by The Winchester at October 31, 2008 2:48 PM

comment #12

lipranzer says ...

She's also really good in FAR FROM HEAVEN, and her one scene in WORLD TRADE CENTER is the best thing in it.

Posted by lipranzer at October 31, 2008 3:51 PM

comment #13

TedM says ...

Lipranzer beat me to it. For my money, Viola Davis MADE "World Trade Center". Her one scene was the only thing I still recall about that movie. She's been a great stage actress and has been around for years. I certainly hope she gets at least a nomination if not the statue.

Posted by TedM at October 31, 2008 6:11 PM

comment #14

deadre says ...

Let's not forget her wonderful scene in Antwone Fisher. She was a revelation and deserves everything coming her way. I hope she gets the statue too....

Posted by deadre at October 31, 2008 9:43 PM

comment #15

nola says ...

I agree. She was incredible in Antwone Fisher.

Very talented actress.

Posted by nola at October 31, 2008 11:35 PM

comment #16

K. Bowen says ...

Solaris is a very underrated film. She's very good in it. Whatever happened to Natscha McElhone?

Posted by K. Bowen at November 1, 2008 10:54 AM

comment #17

TedM says ...

McElhone is tied up with the Showtime series CALIFORNICATION. She suffered a tragedy earlier this year when her husband dropped dead in London while she was working in L.A. She's also pretty good in a small part in "The Company", a TNT miniseries that tries to be THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

Posted by TedM at November 1, 2008 4:16 PM