{"id":5993,"date":"2009-07-06T07:32:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T06:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2009-07-06T07:32:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T06:32:02","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-6th-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/07\/06\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-6th-july-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 6th July 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doubt<\/a><\/strong> (Disney):\u00a0In 2005,\u00a0John Patrick Shanley<\/a> wrote the hit play\u00a0Doubt: A Parable<\/a>, which won the\u00a0Pulitzer Prize for Drama<\/a> and\u00a0Tony Award<\/a> for Best Play. Now Shanley has directed a film version called\u00a0Doubt<\/strong><\/a> which stars\u00a0Meryl Streep<\/a> as\u00a0Sister Aloysius,\u00a0the stern principal of a Catholic school in the Bronx during the 1960s, who comes into conflict with a reforming priest named\u00a0Father Flynn\u00a0(Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A strong supporting cast includes\u00a0Amy Adams<\/a> and\u00a0Viola Davis<\/a> and although at times it is a little too stagey, the strength of the original play shines through and gives the impressive cast a chance to flex their considerable acting muscles.\u00a0Although some audiences will be left frustrated by the climax, it is worth remembering that it contains the very crux of the play and is also what gives it a rich and lasting power.<\/p>\n

The extras on the DVD and Blu-ray are as follows:<\/p>\n