The War of the Roses (1989)

Dark comedy about divorce helmed by Danny DeVito. I love how many of the sets look like sets, it emphasises the over wrought theatrical quality of the film. It's like many 80's film comedy's, most obviously The Money Pit, but also a lot of Chevy Chase and John Candy's work, that just keep building, and cycling, ramping up and up in the craziness to a crescendo of ridiculousness. Yet I think its still genuinely insightful about non-functioning relationships. In short this has the quality of the sort of film that likely improves with each viewing. I wasn't sure going in, but this thing is exquisitely done. Grade: B