Danny De Vito's flesh-crawling black comedy makes a very convincing case against hastily conceived marriages. In a tense battle between husband and wife, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner plummet headlong into the abyss of a soured relationship. Turner and Douglas play their roles sublimely as their characters square off in a fierce knockdown, dragout battle over territory and worldly possessions. The pettiness of their competition is sometimes unbearable, but the film is wound so tightly that the viewer is forced to watch it to the bitter end; the thin line of love and hatred De Vito has delineated through his nerve-wracking direction is truly unforgettable. De Vito himself turns in another superlative performance as the slimy but sage divorce lawyer. All in all the film works superbly but it certainly will leave viewers with a sick feeling in the pit of their stomachs.