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2015
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Positive Reviews
11
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1.5
This movie will give people a way to take these problems to the Lord and show them that prayer is the best way to fight back..Simply put: Thats not he ..
Av Club
1.5
(Solo prayer to me is a lot like nose picking; plenty of people do it, and more power to em, but its an intimate act best left to you and your god.
Austin Chronicle
1.3
Spirituality can be a beautiful thing to explore in cinema, but War Room has no interest in engaging its audience on a personal level.
Rogerebert
1.0
Its littered with turgid, unrealistic dialogue, and the direction is preposterously lifeless, with the Kendrick Brothers often just resorting to hapha ..
Cinema Blend
0.0
0 out of 4 stars Written by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick Directed by Alex Kendrick Starring Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie Cla ..
The Globe And Mail
1.5
Badly acted, poorly written, a hackneyed sermon that (barely) preaches to the choir.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
That audience will respond to the movies sunny, squeaky clean look (courtesy of cinematographer Bob M. Scott) and the fervent sincerity of the perform ..
News Review
1.5
That could potentially make for good drama (and suspense and horror).
Screen It
3.5
War Rooma warm, sunny cautionary tale about a troubled marriageis no exception.
Film Journal
1.0
The plot is an uninteresting melodrama with a tortoises pace, but this does allow the viewer plenty of time to scrutinize its odd logic.
The Guardian
3.2
War Room, indeed, is both a product and a reflection of 2015 America.Theres no sniveling about a purer time in the country and no coded nostalgia for ..
Ew
1.5
Susan Grangers review of War Room (Sonys Affirm Films) Back in 1953, the Ladies Home Journal inaugurated its trademark feature Can This Marriage Be Sa ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
While this dramas script isnt fresh or surprising, and some advice veers toward gender stereotypes, deeply felt acting somewhat elevates WAR ROOM.
Common Sense Media
3.0
Clara is a sparkplug of brisk energy, whose positive outlook and wry humor are matched by an oratorical extravagance that wouldnt be out of place in a ..
New Yorker
1.9
Maybe its partly the jump ropes, but thats uplift that resonates.
Boston Globe
0.5
Slick production values cannot overcome a literally preachy script full of embarrassingly strained metaphors delivered by wooden actors and thats even ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
The film has a solidly professional visual sheen, and the performances are largely effective, with Abercrombie particularly enjoyable as the feisty ol ..
Hollywood Reporter
4.3
This is more a cinematic revival session and its target audience cant help but be moved to shouting, tears and exhortation.
Lyles Movie Files
3.5
Its one thing to seek spiritual refuge in a former closet, but by the time Liz casts Satan out of her handsomely appointed living room with all the fi ..
Los Angeles Times
2.5
But its even easier to admire the persuasive sincerity and emotional potency of the lead performances by Shirer and Stallings, who do not transcend th ..
Variety
4.0
One of the more entertaining and relatable faith based films to hit the big screen in recent times
Film Racket
4.1
Its an uplifting crowd pleaser that earns every moment of uplift.
Nyc Movie Guru
0.6
It suggests negligently, dangerously, repugnantly that the terror wrought by another person can be wished away.
National Post
3.0
There are many genres and all can be woven into a plot if theres enough talent and thought behind it.
Review Express
3.8
Despite a few fumbles, this moving film about the power of prayer still packs quite a punch.
Johnhanlon Reviews
3.1
A Christian faith based drama with fire, good performances and a nice luster to its look and feel, War Room is an engaging film that derails itself on ..
Seattle Times
1.0
It will serve as an affirmation of faith for its base, but for everyone else, this is a nauseating and troubling two hours of B movie disaster.
All Movie
1.9
Its initially refreshing to find an affluent African American family in the protagonist role, and theres merit to the self healing that comes from spi ..
City Weekly
1.9
I had to see a matinee of it out of sheer curiosity, if nothing else.
Christy Lemire
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