Review of The War of the Roses (1989) by Lou E — 11 Oct 2007

The best divorce comedy ever!

I'm surprised Danny hasn't done more as a director. This and Hoffa are two of my favourite films. He's always interesting, he's visually very inventive and his humour is as black as pitch.

There are some hilarious moments in this and somehow he had me laughing out loud at some stuff that cut pretty close to the bone. Not only that but by the end he manages to put a positive spin on things without pissing all over what went before.

Michael and Kathleen have never been better - or funnier.

Is this the way it always is? The guy just going along thinking everything's alright while the woman fills up with contempt and disdain? Him continuing to love her even when it's clear that she probably never loved him? Seems like it.

I guess it's funny 'cause it's true.