US Edition‘The Roses’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch And Olivia Colman In Witty Remake Of Marital Slugfest
The film reverses traditional romantic roles, portraying a stay-at-home dad's jealousy of his wife's success, highlighting how work stress impacts modern marriages, filmmakers say.
- The dark comedy film The Roses, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, opened in theaters on August 29, 2025.
- The film reimagines Warren Adler's 1981 novel and Danny DeVito's 1989 movie The War of the Roses, reversing original character dynamics in a modern setting.
- The Roses follows the tumultuous marriage of Theo and Ivy Rose, depicting their struggles with career shifts, parenting, and escalating resentments.
- The film runs 105 minutes, is rated R for language, sexual content, and drug content, and features notable quotes like “How do you hang on to someone that won't stay?” by the narrator DeVito.
- Critics note the movie balances comedy and tragedy with sharp banter but conclude with a polarizing ending that undercuts earlier themes, suggesting complex modern relationship challenges.
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‘The Roses’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman Can Do Almost Anything, Except Convince Us They Belong Together
There have been 36 years, roughly 40 million divorces and a seismic cultural shift (or several) since Danny DeVito’s dark, down-with-love comedy “The War of the Roses” pitted Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas against one another, but the marketing pitch for that movie still makes me laugh. “Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture […]
‘Who Asked for This?’ Is the Wrong Question to Ask About Remakes
This week, The Roses will hit theaters. A pitch-black comedy about the acrimonious death of love, the movie is stacked in every possible way. Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch lead a cast full of comedy heavyweights (Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon,... Read more...
The British audience favorite Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch unite in a comedy: a dream. The result: nice. And an American steals the show.
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