The War of the Roses
THE WAR OF THE ROSES (15)
D: Danny DeVito
20th Century Fox/Gracie Films (James L. Brooks & Arnon
Milchan)
US 1989
116 mins
Comedy
W: Michael Leeson [based on the novel by Warren
Adler]
DP: Stephen H. Burum
Ed: Lynzee Klingman
Mus: David Newman
Michael Douglas (Oliver Rose), Kathleen Turner (Barbara
Rose), Danny DeVito (Gavin D'Amato), Marianne Sagebrecht (Susan), Sean Astin (Josh Rose)
Raucous black comedy starring Michael Douglas &
Kathleen Turner as a bitter married couple who practically fight to the death over who keeps the house in their impending divorce.
The two lead stars are both excellent, and several moments
are absolutely hilarious, but you'd really need to be in the mood for its general mean-spiritedness.
7/10
