I love a romantic comedy, especially with a heartwarming happy ending. However, I am not against romantic movies that end disastrously. I knew before I watched The Roses that it was a movie about a marriage falling apart. I did not expect a happy ending.
Nonetheless, I didn’t foresee that the film would devastate me as much as it did. This may be because I have never seen The War of the Roses. The original could have clued me in on what to expect with this reimagining. Now that I have survived the rollercoaster that is The Roses, I am glad I had no prior expectations. The movie perfectly crippled my soul.
