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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to real reviews. Today, we're looking at The Roses,

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Roach's satirical black comedy that reimagines Warren Adler's classic

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<v Speaker 1>novel The War of the Roses. Now, many will remember

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen eighty nine film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner,

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<v Speaker 1>but this version gives a story a modern twist, starring

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<v Speaker 1>Bennett Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman, is less a straight remake

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<v Speaker 1>and more of a reinterpretation about ambition ego in the

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<v Speaker 1>race thin Line between Love and hate. Now, the setup

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<v Speaker 1>is deceptively simple. Theo Rose played by cumberbatchs is a

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<v Speaker 1>celebrated architect whose career takes a sudden nosedive. His wife,

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<v Speaker 1>Ivy played by Coleman, launches a restaurant on a whim

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<v Speaker 1>that unexpectedly takes off. At first, their dynamic feels balance.

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<v Speaker 1>One partner falters while the other thrives. But as Theo

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<v Speaker 1>throws himself into building a dream house with Ivy's money

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<v Speaker 1>and Ivy doubles down on expanding her business to fund

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<v Speaker 1>his obsession, cracks begin to spread through their picture perfect marriage.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what follows is a twisted dance of love curdling

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<v Speaker 1>into resentment. Unlike the darker tone of Danny DeVito's nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine adaptation, Roach leans into satire and humor to

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<v Speaker 1>explore the absurdity of marital warfare. Now that doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that the venom is gone, it's just tempted by iron. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>where the original felt like a cautionary tale of destruction,

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<v Speaker 1>this one occasionally feels like a Rye commentary on modern ambition,

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<v Speaker 1>gender roles, and how success and failure reshape intimacy. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>cumber Batch and Coleman are excellent together. Their chemistry evolves

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<v Speaker 1>believably from devotion to disdain, giving the story weight beyond

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<v Speaker 1>its satire. Their performances crackle with passionate precisions, showing how

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<v Speaker 1>easily admiration can become competitive and how quickly shared dreams

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<v Speaker 1>can turn into weapons. The supporting cast Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon,

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<v Speaker 1>Alison Janny add bite and comic relief. But this is

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<v Speaker 1>very much the Benedict and Olivia's show the house just

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<v Speaker 1>like an Atler's novel, and the original film is the

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<v Speaker 1>emotional epicenter. It's not just the symbol of security. It

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a bad embodying both Field's pride and Ivy's growing

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<v Speaker 1>resentment watching their dream house morph into a cage makes

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<v Speaker 1>the comedy sting all the more. Jay Roach doesn't quite

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<v Speaker 1>match the brutal finality of the Veto's film, but he

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<v Speaker 1>brings his own sensibility sly, witty, and occasionally hopeful. The

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<v Speaker 1>result is a film that nods to its predecessor but

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<v Speaker 1>stands on its own, balancing satire with a surprisingly humane edge.

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<v Speaker 1>I gave the Roses a B. That's it for this

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<v Speaker 1>episode of real Reviews. For the full review and more

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<v Speaker 1>commentary on the evolution of this story from page to screen,

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<v Speaker 1>Keep it real, but always keep it real. N