Overview

• The film is now playing exclusively in U.S. theaters as of Aug. 29, with no streaming date announced.
• Critics consistently single out Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch for standout chemistry and sharply delivered dialogue.
• Assessments diverge on tone, with some hailing a sharp R-rated black comedy and others calling it more restrained than the 1989 adaptation.
• Written by Tony McNamara and directed by Jay Roach, the story reimagines Warren Adler’s tale around a role-reversal marriage unraveled after a storm derails an architectural project.
• The ensemble includes Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon and Allison Janney, with California-set scenes filmed in and around Salcombe in Devon, England.