A review by poachedeggs
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

4.0

Good memories of a completely wacky family drama that I watched in NYC with Emily and Brad in 2008. There are some beautiful lines here. The only quibble I have is with a

Spoiler

somewhat overdramatic explanation of the actual relationship between two relatives

, which reminded me of how some soap operas do it... but perhaps the over-the-top nature of the disclosure was the point?

Nothing can quite get under our skin as much as family, and Letts played on this theme to the hilt.