We’ve all heard it a million times: Relationships take work. But whether you’re lovingly coupled up or riding this wave of life solo, you’ve probably had enough experience with love to know that even when it looks perfect, it never actually is. Case in point: new comedy The Roses. The film follows happy and successful couple Ivy and Theo Rose as their model family life devolves into a mess of competition and resentments after Theo’s career implodes just as Ivy’s is taking off. With an all-star cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon, this uproarious comedy turns tropes on their head for a fresh take on what it means to be in – and get out of – a relationship. The Roses is in theaters everywhere today. |