The War of the Roses
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- Synopsis
- Divorce lawyer Danny De Vito warns his prospective client that the story he's about to tell isn't a pretty one, but the client listens with eager intensity -- as do the folks out there in the movie in the audience....
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- Director(s)
- Danny DeVito
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min.
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Critic Reviews
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Under the astute direction of Danny DeVito, who does a sly turn as Oliver's attorney, this acid-dipped epic of revenge is killingly funny and dramatically daring.Read the full review
Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites
Director DeVito, who never did know when to quit, manages to be as clever as he is vicious. His first movie, "Throw Momma From the Train," seems almost lyrical in comparison to the ruthlessness of this vehicle.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
The most brutal husband-wife encounter since axe-wielding Jack Nicholson yelled "Heeeeere's Johnny!" to Shelley Duvall in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."Read the full review
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