And watch the half-demonic expressions that play across his face as he attacks and eats his food. He stabs at the food on his plate and slices it viciously. He pays no attention to his wife sitting motionless and silently, staring at him. Douglas is waiting for an important phone call and is a bit anxious. The couple eat at opposite ends of a long empty table, like Charles Foster Kane and Emily. And his character has more dimensions than his Gordon Gekko, and almost as good a name. He's not a simple outraged bourgeois, as in "Fatal Attraction" or "Basic Flaw" or whatever it was. It's Douglas's best performance, I think. There are only degrees of losing." And Douglas leans forward conspiratorially, grins insanely, and whispers: "I got MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE." "This seems - RATIONAL to you?" Douglas: "I'm gonna win this." DeVito: "Oliver, nobody WINS anything here.
"I had a little trouble with the kitchen," he says, "but we worked out alternative hours." DeVito is aghast. Douglas explains that the red sections belong to him, the green sections are hers, and the yellow rooms are neutral. It is a blueprint of the house, divided into red, green, and yellow sections. Finally Douglas proudly shows DeVito a plan that he has worked out with Turner. First they ignore and curse each other while passing on the stairs. So how do two rich yuppies lead separate lives in their mansion? Simple. There's also a housekeeper and two not especially lovable children (thank heavens for small favors) but they're probably less important than the husband's dog and the wife's cat. The husband is Douglas, the wife is Turner, and the lawyer and mediator is DeVito. Except when the husband's lawyer manages to dig up some rule that allows the husband to stay in the house as long as he and his wife lead separate lives. What do a tornado, a hurricane, and an ex-wife have in common? They all get the house. Give Danny DeVito the right story and he clicks.
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