The War of the Roses
Taste attributes: comedydramalegalromanceanimalsfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all
"Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie."
Boxlist takeA stirring comedy-drama, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
