
Reviews — The Roses
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
It's easy to spot when performers are having fun on set, and both Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch seem to have relished the chance to unleash this story. He works as an architect, while she’s exploring a career in cooking, and they first encounter each other in her kitchen. A small taste of raw trout – perhaps that's a veiled reference – leads quickly to marriage and a move to California. They become parents t…
Brent Marchant
Revisiting a beloved film is always a gamble, particularly when that film already enjoys a strong reputation. However, with the right creative team involved, such an undertaking can be remarkably enjoyable, and that's precisely what we have here with this reimagining of the 1989 dark comedy, “The War of the Roses.” I’d even go so far as to say that this new version surpasses its frequently overpraised original. Direc…


