War Of The Roses: 35th Anniversary- Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny Devito
Quick Take: Both Romancing The Stone and War Of The roses hit anniversary years in 2024. The latter, directed by Danny Devito, is something I feel like I saw my mom watching once, tried about five minutes, and then it was over my head. As a kid, I really loved my kids centric fare, so I could have seen this anywhere from 1989-1993 and not understood or cared. Now, I see this as a nice reread for Michael Douglas and Kathleen turner. It isn’t the best. I think the movie paints Turner in a more negative light than Douglas, but Devito as a director makes this horrible divorce, with over the top consequences, entertaining for a watch. Has it stood the test of time? i don’t think so. I think this has likely started to fade from the public’s general memory. I did find it with audio description, so you might be able to as well. But everyone involved has been in at least three films better than this, though this might be Devito’s best work behind the camera. I’m a fan of Death To Smoochy, but I think I’m alone on that front. For more, check out my video.