Doubt- Undoubtedly the best of '08

Will the best picture of 2008 please stand up? No, not you Benjamin Button! Ah, yes. Doubt. you beautiful thing you. No picture is more lyrical, more dynamic, or more resounding.
You ask, what is the plot, I shall tell: Set in 1964, a nun(Meryl Streep) suspects a priest(Phillip Seymour Hoffman) of lewd conduct with a young black student. A second nun(Amy Adams) is caught in the middle as she initially brought her suspicions to the head nun. A couple of students are pulled into it as well as the boys mother, Olivia Davis in a powerful performance.
Director John Patrick Shanley hasn't made a big picture since Joe Versus The Volcano, and it's failure made him untouchable in Hollywood. He strikes gold with Doubt. Undoubtedly(I'm going to say that word in reference a lot) he will not be untouchable anymore.
Doubt is an adaptation of John Patrick Shanleys play of the same title. Thank goodness for that! The stage is vastly underrated in the public mind, but it plays host to some of the most powerful material can be adapted to screen. The film plays out similarly to a play. The acting and the dialogue are elite and much of the film takes place in areas of close proximity thus amplifying the intensity.
I recommend this to everyone. Well, not everyone. My roommate(a classic Sheep) and his gf came home and she(of equal intelligence) recommended I wait until it's on DVD. *sigh* Some people will never learn....