The Roses Review: Colman and Cumberbatch Are at War in a Fun but Frustratingly Toothless Ride

These ‘Roses’ don’t have any thorns - The Boston Globe

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch star in this kinder, gentler "War of the Roses" remake.

The Roses review: Colman and Cumberbatch are at war in a fun but frustratingly toothless ride

★★★☆☆The Roses is in cinemas now. Add it to your watchlistCan national treasures be nasty? Are beloved public figures capable of convincing us they’re cruel?The anatomy of a marriage disintegrating into a sea of vitriol and two-way psychological torture is undeniably grim subject matter, a highwire act for a filmmaker who, if the job’s done properly and honestly, leaves little room for the audience to root for either protagonist. And therein lie…

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In The Roses, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch play a vicious couple spiraling toward divorce. A Little Prayer tells a more tender story about a relationship on the rocks.

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are a match made in heaven — or, in 'The Roses,' hell

They've known each other for years, but having the opportunity to spar in a savage new take on 'The War of the Roses' was too good for the longtime friends to pass up.

The Roses Review: A Lukewarm Review of a Classic

PLOT: A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband’s professional dreams come crashing down. REVIEW: I never read the novel The War of the Roses, but I have always thought fondly of the Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner-starring film from the late 80s. The idea of two people doing battle in the midst of an ugly divorce has always felt ripe for comedy. So I was excited …