Review of The War of the Roses (1989) by Patty M — 21 Jul 2007

LOVED THIS MOVIE it was so darkly funny and the ending WOW.

This review of The War of the Roses (1989) was written by Patty M on 21 Jul 2007.

The War of the Roses has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The War of the Roses

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Matty S (358) on 21 Oct 2013

A film that shows how the adage Can't live with them, can't live without them is sometimes true…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Alex H (1,416) on 08 Jul 2014

Tailor made for the naive searching for the perfect marriage with quirky camera angles and strong honest performances…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Alejandro970 (859) on 25 Aug 2019

A flawless proof that De Vito works as director and method actor, at same time…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Abel D (318) on 21 Oct 2014

A brilliantly dark dramaedy, DeVito's 'Roses' is an amusing, often visceral, dive into the depths of martial madness and entitlement…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Mark S (2,772) on 18 Nov 2014

Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Tony L (800) on 07 Jan 2012

An entertaining look into the wild destruction of a once happy couple…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Bill S (2,971) on 11 Apr 2015

Good 80s flick. Never heard of it. Kinda reminded me of Fatal Attraction. Shit had me in suspense at the end of the movie…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Grant H (1,337) on 02 Jan 2017

Good movie…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By Robyn M (1,282) on 22 Jul 2012

Narrated Dark comedy, By Danny Devito who doesn't disapoint…

Read Review

Review of The War of the Roses (1989)

By M H (177) on 10 Jul 2012

This movie is certainly a black comedy. What else would you expect from De Vito…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Rocky IV (1985)

By Richard Schickel (546) for Time (1,811) on 02 Nov 1991

A scant hour and a half long, padded with clips from earlier Rocky pictures, adding nothing to his mythic, let alone human dimensions, it lacks…

Read Review

Review of Saturday Night Fever (1977)

By Scorpion (43) on 09 May 2013

This is typical bad movie, everything about it is bad, the plot ridiculously vulgar, full of holes and end meaningless horribly stereotyped…

Read Review

Review of It Happened One Night (1934)

By Jessie C (59) on 07 Apr 2015

I enter every movie viewing with energy and delight, and this time was no different, but by the time that thing was over I was angry…

Read Review

Review of The First Wives Club (1996)

By Doris G (18) on 17 Oct 2009

This is a chick flick all the way. Although it's a comedy, it's actually pretty boring with a very unique if not uninteresting plot…

Read Review

Review of License to Wed (2007)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Sep 2009

There's bad, there's awful and there's horrible, and then somewhere beyond that, in its own Kingdom of Lousy -- where all the milk curdles…

Read Review

Review of Secretary (2002)

By Spangle (1,205) on 10 Mar 2016

The critically acclaimed 50 Shades of Grey, Secretary is either too smart for me or just about one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen…

Read Review

Review of The Crowd (1928)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 Feb 2013

The camera style owes something to Murnau, but the sense of space -- the vast environments that define and attack his protagonists -- is Vidor's own…

Read Review

Review of Fatal Attraction (1987)

By Daniel O (558) on 22 Mar 2010

I know this movie was the shit when it came out, but it has not aged well at all. just like glenn close…

Read Review

Review of The Privileged (2013)

By Tyler A (334) on 06 Jun 2015

Decent thriller, bout a rich lawyer n his underling. shit goes down with another family the big wig swindled out if sum property…

Read Review

Review of Changing Lanes (2002)

By Tenaciousdave (2) on 26 Jun 2020

My best friend and I saw this movie in theaters when it came out and to this day, I feel it's the worst movie I've watched. Ever…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The War of the Roses

1989

74%533 Reviews

Agent Cody Banks

2003

47%377 Reviews

Sausage Party

2016

58%1,132 Reviews

Silent Souls

2010

72%43 Reviews

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

66%35 Reviews

Free Birds

2013

48%527 Reviews

Gantz

2010

62%83 Reviews

The Woman

2011

59%250 Reviews

The Searchers

1956

82%721 Reviews

Children of Men

2006

81%1,129 Reviews