Romance turns sour in this somewhat odd motion picture from Danny DeVito. Flashbacks show a loving relationship between husband Michael Douglas and wife Kathleen Turner turn into a snake's pit. A crazed divorce goes from being down right nasty and then gets even worse. DeVito is the family attorney who gets to see the couple destroy themselves slowly but surely. An odd tone sinks "The War of the Roses". A really sad separation of a once happy family is dealt with in a sometimes comical way that feels forced. At times you laugh through clenched teeth as it is realized that tragedy is being viewed. A film that probably tries to do a little too much. Another could-have-been-production that just never does accomplish its lofty goals. 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Review of The War of the Roses
