The original The War Of The Roses was a shock to the system: audiences had just seen stars Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, along with director and supporting cast member Danny DeVito, in the amorous adventures Romancing The Stone and The Jewel Of The Nile . Everyone had certain expectations around happy-ever-afters that DeVito’s biting film refused to meet. Jay Roach’s remake, however, by definition comes with a different set of pressures and without a central cast who have an established history. He has his work cut out to update its story and characters and make us feel any narrative tension as the marital tension ratchets skyward. Luckily, he’s ensured it’s still funny.

Our central couple, Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo ( Benedict Cumberbatch ), have two romcom

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