Plot: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off.
The Roses was great.
Pros: Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman were amazing as picture-perfect couple. I like the humour. Andy Samberg & Kate McKinnon works as the roses’ friends. I’m impressed how they set up the friction between the two & the ending was unexpected.
Cons: I didn’t have any problems with this film.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directed by Jay Roach
Produced by Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Ed Sinclair, Tom Carver, Jay Roach, Michelle Graham
Based on The War of the Roses by Warren Adler
Written by Tony McNamara
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao & Kate McKinnon
Cinematography: Florian Hoffmeister
Edited by Jon Poll
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Production companies: South of the River Pictures, SunnyMarch, Delirious Media
Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures
The Casts:
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Theo Rose, a successful architect and Ivy’s husband
- Olivia Colman as Ivy Rose, an up-and-coming restaurateur and Theo’s wife
- Kate McKinnon as Amy, the Roses’ friend and Barry’s wife
- Andy Samberg as Barry, the Roses’ friend, Amy’s husband, and later, Theo’s divorce lawyer
- Ncuti Gatwa as Jeffrey, the front-house manager at Ivy’s restaurant
- Sunita Mani as Jane, Ivy’s sous-chef
- Zoë Chao as Sally, the Roses’ friend and Rory’s wife
- Jamie Demetriou as Rory, the Roses’ friend and Sally’s husband
- Hala Finley as Hattie Rose, Theo and Ivy’s daughter
- Delaney Quinn as young Hattie
- Wells Rappaport as Roy Rose, Theo and Ivy’s son
- Ollie Robinson as young Roy
- Allison Janney as Eleanor, Ivy’s divorce lawyer
- Belinda Bromilow as Janice, Theo and Ivy’s marriage counselor
- Akie Kotabe as Alan
I recommend watching this film on Disney+.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe