I have always been against films directly addressing subjects, instead of being subtle; in this case doubt. But this film was different. It possible that the reason I connect to it is that I am the son of an Episcopal priest and have a a special insight to the workings of a church. My mother is nothing like Hoffman’s, Streep’s, or Adam’s character, but the way the sermons were filmed were very real and honest, which is what I always look for in films. One of my favorites of ’08 along with Synecdoche, New York.