Not the best acting of 2013, but certainly the most.

as a movie, it's a damn fine play.

you hire a hack filmmaker to stand back and film the whole thing in medium shots / not get in the way of some serious oscar bait, and you get what you get. julianne nicholson is the sneaky mvp.

EAT YOUR FUCKING CATFISH, BITCH.

(Jon Lovitz voice) Acting!

The problem with finally watching this movie is no longer being able to hate the Academy for nominating Meryl and Julia -- especially the latter, who resists any instinct to soften Barbara, even though it's a sick delight listening to Streep drop the bass and chew on words like "smuuuug" and "fuuuuck" ... But it's Chris Cooper and Margo Martindale and Julianne Nicholson and Dermot Mulroney (yes, Dermot Mulroney) who keep it all grounded. And the real star is Letts and that script. The dinner scene? Truth telling indeed.

I tried. 😴

This was impressive and depressing, one of the most dramatic films I've seen.

Pretty fucked up and explosive, the best of this is the harsh script, for sure. Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep were outstanding, it happened more than once that a "holy shit" escaped from my mouth because the anger and pain of the characters felt too real.

"EAT THE FISH, BITCH"

Barbara: "Thank god we can't tell the future. We'd never get out of bed."

I give Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep the utmost permission to:
1. Take turns screaming at my face at an octave so magnificent that my glasses crack and
2. Hold me back with all their strength before I tell Julianne Nicholson she deserves better than Biodegradable Claustrophobia as a ******* and l*ver.

It was an okay movie. The acting from the female leads was solid, Streep and Roberts were phenomenal and just two powerhouse actors completely doing what they are good at and it was a delight to watch. But overall it was just your cut and dry, very formulaic, typical play that shouldn't have been adapted to the screen. It wasn't very cinematic, I guess is what I'm trying to say. It just felt kinda dull.

Ugh, reminded me way too much of my own family. Sucks.

People always consider Meryl Streep as one of the all-time greats before actually developing a knowledge on why she is in such an elite ranking. A film like this is a perfect example of why she is continuously talked about in such manner.

In addition to Streep, the rest of the cast also packs quite a punch and the screenplay is unrelenting--mostly due to it's great source material.

A disappointing ending and some occasional overacting from Julia Roberts do hinder the film from being a great picture, but this is still a great piece for studying dialogue and performance.

过瘾！精彩的剧本配上强大的卡司成就了一部扎实的电影。
说到底家庭不过都是randomly selected genes 谁也没必要对谁负责。Cooper演的护犊的爹的角色真是可爱 在他骂老婆那场戏飙泪了。
在哪部戏里都cervical cancer真的好吗doctor - -

johnna did not get paid NEARLY enough for this

Die Familie, die sich seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat und ohnehin nicht leiden kann, kommt nach dem Tod des Vaters wieder zusammen - der Streit ist vorprogrammiert und das nicht zu knapp. Hier wird viel geschrien, mit Tellern um sich geworfen und an skurrilen Geständnissen nicht gespart. Ein starbesetztes Familiendrama, das einem einiges an Sitzfleisch und Nerven abverlangt. Wer sich jedoch darauf einlässt, bekommt Meryl Streep und Julia Roberts in Glanzrollen zu sehen und am Ende einen wilden Gefühlsmix aus Wehmut, Schmerz und purer Freude obendrauf.