"August: Osage County" is a Masterpiece

"August: Osage County" is a masterpiece. It is set in Osage county, Oklahoma, with a very dysfunctional family. Beverly, played by Sam Shepard, Violet, played by Meryl Streep, live together with their new housemaid, Johnna, played by Misty Upham. Violet wants her daughters and family at the house because she has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Violet's sister, Mattie Fae, played by Margo Martindale, and her husband, Charlie, played by Chris Cooper come to the house to support her. Violet has three sisters, Ivy, played by Julianne Nicholson, Karen, played by Juliette Lewis, and Barbara, played by Julia Roberts. Ivy has been at the house taking care of Violet because she lives in Oklahoma. Karen now lives in Florida with her new fiancee, Steve, played by Dermot Mulroney. And Barbara lives in Colorado with her daughter, Jean, played by Abigail Breslin. And her split husband, Bill, played by Ewan McGregor. Beverly commits suicide, and it is a shock for the whole family and it sparks many problems between the family. It is a depressing film that really brings up the ideas of love and life, and how they can be washed away in an instant.

This film was great mainly because of the cast. Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors mainly because of his role in "Adaptation." He does an amazing job in this film being the best father and husband he can be. His wife in the film, Margo Martindale was also very good. This role is much more serious than her role on "The Millers" but she does a great job showing how she can play other roles. Abigail Breslin does an amazing job for her role also. She is becoming a very well-known teenage actor and she is having a great career for herself. Benedict Cumberbatch has a small role in this film and he does a great job. He has been in six films this year and he has nailed every single role. The honorable mentions for this film were Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep. Julia Roberts is dark, edgy, and tough woman in this film and this role might be her best next to "Erin Brockovich." Meryl Streep played a drug addict, and that is not an easy feat, but she is one of the best actresses of all time and she nailed this role, and it proves that any role she is given she epitomizes it. This film is very gripping, and depressing, but it is great to see everyone's journey throughout the film.

Grade = 88/100 = B+