After her giddy role as Donna Sheridan in "Mamma Mia!" where she frolicked through Greece singing ABBA ditties, what a transformation to see her cast as my mother! (Ha, ha, ha, kidding!). As staid, stern
Sister Aloysius—what a delicious name!—her upper lip never so much as quivers, though there's a quick but fabulously explosive scene between she and the Father (Hoffman), where her entire body trembles and rattles with gratifying fury; I replayed it over and over, almost clapping my hands: There's your Oscar moment.
Beautifully lensed, dark and wickedly funny, the movie was a slow-burning winner... even if the ending fell a little flat. Amy Adams was also dandy as the ugly young nun, though I prefer her dolled up in a more flamboyant role, a la "Enchanted." Truly amazing that she and Meryl starred together in back-to-back films, with "Julie and Julia" right on the heels of "Doubt." What a phenomenal year for both.
Earlier, I watched another flick, "Bonneville," sweet and somewhat predictable, 
though with the star power of Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen, how could it miss? Also a beautiful thing to see Christine Baranski cast out of her usual comedic forte, as a frigid bitch.
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