The War of the Roses (1989) (Widescreen; Sensormatic)

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    War of the Roses

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 1, 2003

    Pros: good cast; well acted

    Cons: not the kind of subject matter that will appeal to all tastes

    Warning: If you loved the the combination of Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito in the often funny movies Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile, don't watch War of the Roses and expect the same kind of humorous adventure. Yo...u'll laugh-- don't get me wrong-- but beware as this is a darkly funny kind of comedy and not one for all tastes. War of the Roses tells the tale of two people (Douglas and Turner) who meet and quickly in love. He is a young attorney in a high profile law firm, fighting for an eventual partnership. She is an energetic and intelligent woman who is highly creative. Before long they are married and after a few years are living in the house of their dreams along with their two children. But I am getting ahead of myself. The movie begins with DeVito, himself an attorney, talking to a man who has apparently come to him for help with his troubled marriage. DeVito tells the man of his friends the Roses, and how serendipitous their relationship was at first, only to ever so slowly decompose and turn into a living hell. Just how this happens is the story of this Black Comedy acted out by Douglas and Turner. There are some moments in this movie that will have you laughing until your sides hurt, but it's a deep-down sad story just the same. DeVito's storytelling has a message that goes along with it. The War of the Roses deserves a look, just be prepared to pay the price for admission. Read more Less

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    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 6, 2002

    It is funny to see how a couple can go so far to have so much spitefulness for each other.

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    Man this movie is more than great!!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 15, 2002

    excelent movie, there is comedy, accion, drama, so and so....Buy the DVD I recomend it, has a lot of stuff in it...

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