An outstanding movie

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2015)

This movie is outstanding. Everything about it is good. I saw it a second time just 48 hours after seeing it the first time. I'm not sure I ever have done that before. I easily could sit through it again, only 24 hours after having seen it the second time.
I was a little concerned that it would be a routine Hollywood left-wing bash of the Catholic Church, but instead it was very well written and presented. Nothing excessive, overdone, or overstated. Nothing understated or whitewashed, either. The two writers have a clear understanding of how Catholics view the clergy and why this scandal was devastating for so many of them. The movie illustrates the difference between the Catholic faith and the Catholic Church.
The acting is excellent. Not one weak performance. I had the feeling that these were people I might know, very real people.
This movie is one that anyone might find interesting. Those raised as Catholics are likely to find it so and should see it.