{"id":124,"date":"2014-06-17T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=124"},"modified":"2024-04-21T19:03:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T23:03:48","slug":"august-osage-county-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=124","title":{"rendered":"August: Osage County-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>August: Osage County-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director John Wells<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #32<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70276334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1357\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70276334-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70276334\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70276334-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70276334.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the play of the same name, August: Osage County (2013) is a family drama led by the incomparable Meryl Streep.<\/p>\n<p>The family reunites after the patriarch disappears and drama and sniping ensue in no time.<\/p>\n<p>The setting of stifling hot Oklahoma is effective and lends a smothering, suffocating, aspect to the film, much like many of the characters.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a bleak, depressing film, and reminded me of Who&#8217;s Afraid of Virginia Woolf-1966, or A Streetcar Named Desire-1951 in tone.<\/p>\n<p>This film has exceptional acting all around, especially Streep and Julia Roberts, as well as Chris Cooper and Margo Martindale.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a raw, angry movie, and the intensity builds throughout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Actress-Meryl Streep, Best Supporting Actress-Julia Roberts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August: Osage County-2013 Director John Wells Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts Scott&#8217;s Review #32 Reviewed June 17, 2014 Grade: B+ Based on the play of the same name, August: Osage County (2013) is a family drama led by the incomparable Meryl Streep. 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