Take a dysfunctional family and add in a few doses of suicide, cancer, adultery, drug addiction and more and you've got a real star vehicle for Meryl Steep and Julie Roberts. Could this get any more fun?
The movie based on a play wants to start with you down and keep you there. From the dark curtains of the old house to the sepia tones, you're in for the long haul down with this family. If you loved Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or Streetcar Named Desire or Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe you'll feel right at home. If that's the kind of home you like to be in.
Julie Roberts plays Barbara who has come home to Oklahoma after her father has died of suicide. Her mother Violet is drug-addled and takes out her frustrations on the family, Barb for "leaving", her other daughter Ivy for staying and Karen for whatever reason. All of the daughter's mistakes in life are fair games for fighting.
The plot finally picks up once all the characters get introduced. Cast included Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney so its got a few things going for it.
* * 1/2
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