‘The Roses’: Less Vicious Than the First but Still Hilariously Toxic

Roach, Cumberbatch, Colman, and a crack supporting cast deliver the spiky goods.

Ivy (Olivia Coleman) and Theo Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch) struggle through their marital difficulties, in "The Roses." Searchlight Pictures

R | 1h 45m | Comedy, Satire | 2025

It should come as a surprise to almost everyone that there have been over 180 movies that deal, whole or in part, with divorce. Of those titles I looked up, I only recognized about three dozen of them. Of those, I thought only half were any good. All fell into two camps: monumentally depressing or moderately to very funny.