Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman spar in a merciless divorce black comedy, of an upper-middle-class marriage that sinks into violent warfare.

An architect and chef in San Francisco have been comfortable with their children, friends, and each other for years, but friction begins when their careers rocket in opposite directions.

Before long, small disagreements have become openly dangerous sabotages – and by the time they reach the lawyers’ office, relations have become positively murderous. Drawing from Danny DeVito’s classic The Wars of the Roses and its source novel, Meet The Parents director Jay Roach and The Favourite screenwriter Tony McNamara retell an all-too-familiar story: sharp verbal fencing and surreal physical comedy hide a more grounded emotional core of love souring. Already individually brilliant, Cumberbatch and Colman bring out a new level of comedic potential in each other.