Rotten
Kendrick's view of Christian devotion involves only trivial sacrifices and offers a gospel of self-help that masks its wider doctrinal implications.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Overview
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, the Jordan’s marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. Through a newly energized faith, Elizabeth and Tony’s real enemy doesn’t have a prayer.
Director and cast
- Karen Abercrombie as Clara Williams
- Priscilla C. Shirer as Elizabeth Jordan
- T.C. Stallings as Tony Jordan
- Tenae Downing as Veronica Drake
- Alena Pitts as Danielle Jordan
- Michael Jr. as Michael Alexander
- Jadin Harris as Jennifer Stephens
- Alex Kendrick as Coleman Young
- Dave Blamy as Tom Stafford
- Thomas Ford as Leo Williams
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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34%
Tomatometer
Rotten
An affluent African-American family is going through some domestic issues: Husband loses job, daughter is being ignored, mother has a foot-odour situation - the usual. The answer? Submit to a resurrected carpenter.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Rotten
War Room is the most slickly made faith-based film I've seen yet in terms of production values, but that doesn't make it quote-unquote good, per se.
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Fresh
It's clear that the film, though proselytizing only at itself, is at least savvy enough to realize that "itself" doesn't necessarily look like Mike Huckabee or Pat Robertson.
Joe McGovern, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Spirituality can be a beautiful thing to explore in cinema, but "War Room" has no interest in engaging its audience on a personal level.
Matt Fagerholm, RogerEbert.com
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