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By David Kaplan (436) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 10 Jan 2014

August: Osage County is not particularly uplifting, but the writing is so superior, and the cast so engaging, I can heartily recommend it…

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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 10 Jan 2014

It's almost too much of a good thing, as all the screaming, yelling and malevolence eventually start to wear thin…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 10 Jan 2014

With such a remarkable cast and gifted screenwriter, it's difficult to determine why August: Osage County isn't a great film…

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By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 10 Jan 2014

Go beyond the particular sins, and you find something universal: the pain that has touched many families, and which has resonated with audiences…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 10 Jan 2014

Think Elizabeth Taylor in full-Virginia Woolf mode, and then some, as Streep starts the very special revelation sequence with, You never know…

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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 10 Jan 2014

The film's greatest accomplishment is its depiction of the Weston women as sisters, mothers and daughters…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 10 Jan 2014

After growing up in a dysfunctional family, movies about them sits at the bottom of my movie priority list…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 10 Jan 2014

This is Streep doing what she does best: Streeping…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 10 Jan 2014

An engaging drama filled with terrific dialogue as well as strong to brilliant performances. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 10 Jan 2014

We watch Streep walking a very fine line between big time acting or chewing up the scenery like Homer Simpson locked in a doughnut shop overnight…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 10 Jan 2014

Letts loves manic people, twisted situations and barbed lines that cut with glee and he's disturbingly good at delivering all three…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 09 Jan 2014

With a talent roster this large and a script this pointed, there's not much more director Wells can do than get out of the way - and indeed,…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 09 Jan 2014

Over the years, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by Tracy Letts did quite well for itself…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 09 Jan 2014

So, no, August: Osage County isn’t all that original, and sometimes it’s just a lot of yelling…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 09 Jan 2014

The film can't transcend its theatrical, non-naturalistic roots. An experience that should be shattering is merely battering…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 09 Jan 2014

Director John Wells films things in a plain, unshowy style, graciously ceding the spotlight to Letts' fine words and the crackling delivery…

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By Charles Ealy (164) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 09 Jan 2014

Don't rush to see the movie simply because you enjoyed the stage production. You'll probably be disappointed…

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By Jeff Beck (630) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 09 Jan 2014

There are some fine performances on display here, but it's not enough of a reason for us to wade through a film that is nothing but two hours…

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By Corey Hall (192) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 09 Jan 2014

All this vitriol might work better on the stage, but bigger than life and in tight close-up, the familial nastiness becomes insufferable…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 09 Jan 2014

Wells lets his actors run wild with Letts' script, which is full of opportunities for shameless showboating…

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