The Roses

Samsara1
Sounds like your war might have been funnier than what we watched. Hope your things are dry, your leg is better and peace reigns.

I enjoyed it enormously, I liked the black comedy ending and isn’t it great to see a film where the woman is actually older than her other half?!!

I went to see The Roses with several family members, ranging in age from 75 to 15, and everyone enjoyed it. It wasn't as dark and bitter as The War of the Roses, which is one of my favourite films, but it was very entertaining. Both leads were very good and, to be honest, I couldn't care less about the swearing.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman made that film. They didn't get on with each off screen so that might have helped make the confrontation scenes so believable. I think Benedict must run in real life. My friends and I 9all over 70) noticed his very well developed leg and thigh muscles. Now,now!

I thought it was fun. A classy farce. Yes, zero chemistry between the two, but in a farce that's a good thing. The ending was revealed in a review I heard, but that didn't matter to me. Wouldn't have occurred to me to be upset by the language.

I have to admit I can’t remember the last bit of the film, other than them chasing after each other in an aggressive way. Can someone please just give a quick run down of the end marking it SPOILER. Thanks.

PS I do remember him pushing the pen in her arm to save her.

SPOILER:
He had smashed the oven top. Moments later they are lying down together and realising they still love each other. There's a quick shot of the smashed top and gas escaping, then he says some thing like " Let's play music and light the fire..." Then the screen goes blank, so it's obviously the end for both of them.

Many thanks clawdy. I clearly wasn’t concentrating. 👍