You always hear this mentioned as a comedy but I personally never had the opportunity to watch it until recently. It's a very funny film, with I think some poignant areas but all in all it makes for an enjoyable evening.
Kathleen Turner meets Michael Douglas, the two fall in love, live together, get married, have children etc and then one day she decides actually she doesn't love him and wants a divorce. The problem is of course, who gets the house. He believes he is entitled to the property because he bought it with his own money, she thinks she is entitled to it because she spent her time there raising the children and furnishing and cleaning it and that she deserves it as a sort of compromise. Of course, neither is willing to move and so they continue to live in the same house together, with disastrous consequences.
Both stars put in good performances, although as regards to characters I much prefer that of Michael Douglas, despite the general consensus that he is a cold-hearted and emotionally neglectful husband.
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