The Roses (2025) (original) (raw)

A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the fa�ade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down.

A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the fa�ade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down. (less)

Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Warren Adler, Tony McNamara
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa

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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 27, 2025

7 / 10

Warren Adler�s 1981 novel, �The War of the Roses,� has already been adapted for the screen. Director Danny DeVito had his way with the source material for a 1989 picture, committing to a pitch-black comedy that played to his strengths as a visual filmmaker, also giving stars Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner meaty roles to work with, portraying a divorcing couple looking for ways to destroy each other as they handle the process of separation. And now it�s Jay Roach�s turn with Adler�s tale of domestic horror, trying to find a balance between the crushingly real and the absurd in �The Roses,� ...read more...

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