Review of August: Osage County (2013) by Stevieb212 — 31 Dec 2013

Most plays don't make great movies in my book, although this perhaps.

Does better than most. Partly it's the dialog: a play is more poetic,.

Less conversational. And partly it's the set, although for this movie.

They open things up with great wide shots of Oklahoma plains. The story.

Here too is tight, too tight: almost ever character has a tragic story.

Line. I give most of my points for the performances. Meryl Streep,.

Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard, Julianne.

Nicholson, Benedict Cumberbatch are all first rate. Second rate, or.

Perhaps the characters were Juliette Lewis and Dermot Mulroney. Margo.

Martindale, who seems a natural comic actress to me, overplayed her.

Part for my taste.