The scene with Streep and Hoffman at the end in the principle's office reminded me of DeNiro and Pacino in Heat in that it was two absolute heavyweights going toe to toe, which when you think about, you don't get to see very often.

The more and more I thought about it, the more and more I appreciated the subtleties throughout the movie that can support either side of the story.

To me its refreshing to see a movie that relies on good old fashioned well-crafted dialog and strong acting instead of gimmicks and shit.