War Of The Roses (DVD) Reviews

I'm a big fan of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner is great too. As previously shown in the fantastic Romancing The Stone and Jewel Of The Nile, they work excellently together. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this movie at all. The trailer makes it look really witty and funny, but I found the film itself unamusing and pretty boring. The comedy is ...  Read the complete review

For many years, I thought this was simply a sequel to that daft Turner / Douglas film set in the Amazon or somewhere like it. However, my interest was piqued recently, when I heard it being compared to that other daft female / male combo Mr & Mrs Smith. Intruigued to see how it related to either, I bought the DVD from play.com in the sale ...  Read the complete review

You would be forgiven for thinking that this film is a historical drama, but it is far from that, although it is definitely a War of sorts. I'm old enough to remember when this came out in the 1980s, but it wasn't until this century that I actually got to see it. As is the case with many 80s films, it is dated, particularly with regard to clothes ...  Read the complete review