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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 26, 2008 at 2:51 PM

comment #1

Chase Kahn says ...

It's terrific acting -- too bad the film was dissapointing. Great work by Deakins, four great performances, thought it was too stage-y and overdone, obvious.

It also hurts that it has one of the worst closing scenes of the year -- yikes.

Posted by Chase Kahn at December 26, 2008 2:57 PM

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cinefan says ...

My sentiments are pretty much the same. The acting is fabulous - Viola Davis and Amy Adams, in particular, both deserve noms for their subtle, nuanced performances. The ending, though, definitely left me flat and underwhelmed - it seriously undercut the effectiveness of what had come before.

Posted by cinefan at December 26, 2008 3:34 PM

comment #3

Tiny Tim says ...

Four great performances and yet the film was disappointing?

How can this be?

I think the Academy will look more kindly upon this film, as the SAG noms have already indicated.

Posted by Tiny Tim at December 26, 2008 3:41 PM

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Corey says ...

Why is the film's climax used for a promotional clip? That's pretty desperate, given that this scene is essentially the turning point of the entire film.

Posted by Corey at December 26, 2008 4:20 PM

comment #5

Chase Kahn says ...

Well, I still enjoyed the film, it's a fine movie -- I was just simply disappointed. I don't think it's lunacy to enjoy and appreciate performances in a film but come away unimpressed with it as a whole. I've heard that a lot about 'Revolutionary Road'.

By the way, I really thought Amy Adams was terrific in this.

And I've never heard of a 5+ minute promotional clip, this has got to be pulled from a screener or something, no? Maybe I'm wrong.

Posted by Chase Kahn at December 26, 2008 4:47 PM

comment #6

Corey says ...

The difference between DOUBT and REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Chase, is that RR is aggressively terrible and not even the acting can save it.

But your reaction mirrors my own to DOUBT; it was fine, I guess, though not particularly well-directed, overwrought and silly with the blunt symbolism. But the performances are great, with exception -- and I can't believe I'm going to say this -- of Meryl Streep, who is only sporadically convincing and sometimes comes off as a tic-riddled caricature. Viola Davis steals the whole damn film, and does so with little resistance.

Posted by Corey at December 26, 2008 4:58 PM

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Edward says ...

I haven't seen the film yet, so I stopped watching the clip when the thunder started - that got me chuckling. Definately looks like a play translated to a film. The film directing, of what I watched, didn't seem very inspired.

Posted by Edward at December 27, 2008 10:50 AM

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