August: Osage County
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Drama
Feuding Family Film Review: August: Osage County
January 10, 2014 Ben MK
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Home is where the heart(ache) is
By Ben Mk
The holidays have come and gone, and if you're like most people, you probably spent some of it at a family gathering. After all, 'tis the season for familial get-togethers (and for films about them, too). At first glance, August: Osage County may seem to echo a familiar refrain, and you may think to yourself, "I know what type of film this is: it's the kind where a prototypical dysfunctional family — the kind who hasn't seen each other in years — reunites, quashes old differences and learns to live in harmony." If that's the case, then August: Osage County begs to differ. Yes, it's about a dysfunctional family, and yes, it revolves around a family reunion of sorts; but the way in which it plays out is bound to pleasantly surprise even the most cynical of viewers.
