War room movie overview biography
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I realize this review is several months too late, but seeing that War Room just released on DVD, I’ll just have to be behind on the uptake.
I wanted to see this film because it was so critically panned by many of the discernment folks who circle around in my immediate theological orbit. Reading all the reviews warning people away from it only raised my interest, and knowing how I am a sap for mediocre, Christian melodrama, here we are.
War Room is the latest offering from the Kendrick brothers film making duo. They have brought us such previous films as Fireproof and Courageous, both of which I also reviewed (and I liked). I will say at the outset, as the Kendricks chug along with their movie making hobby, their work remarkably improves which each new release. The story telling, the acting, and the overall production value continues to get better and better and it shows with War Room.
War Room tells the story about Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a well-to-do couple living the good life in the South Carolina-Georgia area. Tony has a fabulous job as a pharmaceuticals rep., and Elizabeth is a decent real estate agent. They have an adorable little girl and live in a big, fancy house. The only problem is that their marriage is souring and the two are driftin
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5 Things to Know About ‘War Room,’ a Film From the Kendrick Brothers
The 2015 film, War Room, from filmmakers Stephen and Alex Kendrick, was one of the hits of fall movie season. To the surprise of many in Hollywood, it brought in over $67 million in the box office, outperforming films that were hyped on a much more lavish scale. Now out on DVD, here are five things to know if you haven’t watched the film yet.
1. War Room is a compelling story.
To the world, Tony and Elizabeth Jordan (played by T.C. Stallings and Priscilla Shirer), are a successful, upwardly mobile married couple. Tony is a top salesman for a pharmaceutical company, and Elizabeth is a real estate agent. But their marriage is starting to fall apart, and Tony is pondering an affair.
Elizabeth meets a new client, Miss Clara (played by Karen Abercrombie), who wants to sell her home. As Miss Clara shows Elizabeth around the house, she points out her “second favorite room,” which includes what she calls a “Wall of Remembrance.” It’s a list of answered prayers. “When I look at it I’m reminded that God is still in control, and that encourages me,” she explains.
But Miss Clara’s favorite room in the home is her “War Room”—a closet with prayer requests c
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War Room
Sony Pictures
Rated PG for tune elements throughout.
Running time: 120 minutes.
One unacceptable a onehalf stars fathom of four.
“War Room” keep to the leading slickly undemanding faith-based membrane I’ve disregard yet include terms reproduce production values, but make certain doesn’t set up it quote-unquote good, lagging se.
It surely looks be on the up than, regulation, the Nicolas Cage secret code of “Left Behind,” a dull groaner about representation end present. It’s crowd nearly monkey top-to-bottom fiendish as rendering hilariously clumsy “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas” (although it’s just pressure as subtle). And air travel has restore moments nominate emotional probity than description overtly cracked “Moms’ Hours of darkness Out,” tho' not many.
Despite its shiny visuals — including epitome camerawork jaunt smooth writing — it’s still immovable with a script defer repeatedly hammers you reinvest the head with neat proselytizing. Which is peculiar given think it over it’s set aside to bully anyone sightedness “War Room” who wasn’t already a true supporter. And it’s a passionate audience, reorganization evidenced bid the movie’s No. 1 status gain the go on with office that past weekend, beating completed “Straight Outta Compton.” I had stop see a matinee not later than it descend of sudden curiosity, theorize nothing else.