The War of the Roses (1989)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 116 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito
IMDb score:
6,9 (62.920)
Releasedate: 8 December 1989
The War of the Roses plot
"Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie."
The lawyer D'Amato advises a client not to get a divorce. He tells his client the story of the Roses. A happy couple until Barbara imagines what life would be like without Oliver, which she likes. After many arguments, they decide to divorce. However, they both want the house and this causes a vicious fight over who will get it.
Actors and actresses
Barbara Rose
Oliver Rose
Gavin D'Amato
Susan
Josh at 17
Carolyn at 17
Harry Thurmont
Elderly Mourner
Jason Larrabee
Man in Chair
Reviews & comments
Lykky
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- 14 messages
- 338 votes
Described as a comedy while more drama with a few funny moments. Seemed like a lot of fun, a divorce that got completely out of hand!
Unfortunately I was well over half way there and still found it boring and only a few fun moments came along. So I didn't watch it anymore, I really didn't care anymore.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10133 messages
- 4741 votes
Laughing at fight breaks.
Spicy black comedy about a couple who go very far. DeVito wanted to portray an image of absurdity and childishness and takes the fight to the extreme. Both no longer behave as civilized people at all and are only out to make fun of each other. In current times, this is mainly reminiscent of the current Johnny Depp-Amber Heard lawsuit... With DeVito, who tells one of his customers the whole story, it comes across as moralizing, but it is a comedy that I liked. Thought it was a downside that little was done with the two children. I expected a bigger role for them.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4461 messages
- 3144 votes
Quite fun.
Where I expected a good family comedy, The War of the Roses turns out to be largely the opposite. Forget about morals in which divorce makes suffering means 'we actually love each other and should do better'. Danny DeVito keeps going and the Roses are simply killing each other. That last image in which Kathleen Turner knocks away Michael Douglas's hand is a great final shot. It's not all pitch black either, the Home Alone content is just a bit too high for that, but the aforementioned sharper edges are effectively around. Toffee in between.
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