Splitsville (2025)

Quick note before anyone forwards this to a spouse: Splitsville is a comedy about two marriages falling apart, and almost nobody in it is easy to root for. It starts with Carey and Ashley coming upon a crash, and before the shock fades, Ashley asks for a divorce. Carey goes looking for sympathy from his best pal Paul and Paul’s wife Julie at their beach house, and learns their marriage runs on some very unconventional rules. Then a stranger accuses their son Russ of stealing his jet ski, Julie settles it with a piece of pottery, and the weekend goes off a cliff. Michael Angelo Covino directs and co-wrote it with Kyle Marvin, and the two throw themselves into an all-out brawl that’s the slapstick peak. Dakota Johnson is a lot of fun as Julie. Critics, at 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, warmed to it faster than audiences. A 6.3 because the slapstick is sharp and the people are hard to like. $25.09 says you hear a jet ski this summer and instinctively look around for someone to blame.

What works: The farce is tightly built, the slapstick lands hard, and the ensemble shares the laughs evenly, with Dakota Johnson a standout.

What doesn’t: Almost everyone on screen is selfish or petty, so the jokes have to work overtime because you never really root for anybody.

Who it’s for: Grown-ups who like their comedies awkward and their friendships tested to the breaking point.