
Brent_Marchant
Reimagining a classic film can be tricky business, especially when it involves one thats well-liked and well-known. But, with the right team behind such a project, the result can be positively delightful, and such is definitely the case with this reworking of the 1989 dark comedy, The War of the Roses. In fact, in this case, Id even go so far as to say that this new production is actually an improvement over its often-overrated predecessor. Director Jay Roachs scathingly biting comedy follows the lives of Theo and Ivy Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman), a pair of successful British professionals who quickly fall madly in love, marry and resettle in northern California, eventually becoming the proud parents of two children. Theo is a...