Divorce Wars: A Love Story in Bloomington, MN

This superior
ABC Theatre of the Month
presentation is not so much about the reasons for divorce as it is about the tensions surrounding the actual litigation. Tom Selleck plays a topnotch Seattle divorce lawyer, juggling several delicate cases at once. Arrogantly secure in his legal prowess, Selleck suffers a major ego blow when his own wife (Jane Curtin) files for divorce. In a half-comic, half-serious manner, the travails of Selleck and Curtin are counterpointed with those of Selleck's clients. Donald Wrye and Linda Elstad's high-quality script for
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
bears a very faint resemblance to the recent movie hits
Kramer vs. Kramer
and
Ordinary People
--a resemblance pounced upon and amplified by the print ads for this TV movie.