War Room - We Rented a Movie

Last night we rented the movie "War Room" and streamed it through Amazon.

War room is the story of a family that is collapsing.  The story centers around Elizabeth, the wife-mother.  As a real estate agent she meets Clara, an elderly lady who takes Elizabeth under her wing and teaches her how to fight for her family through prayer.

I thought it was pretty good (but not great) and I can give it a thumbs up.  (There may be some spoilers here on out so read at your own risk.)


I liked Elizabeth's transition into faith.  I liked how it showed her dabbling in it at first and not knowing what to do on to growing deeper in it.

I thought the movie did a good job of showing the impact of their fighting on their daughter. And the girl who played their daughter was convincing.

As far as things that held it back a bit.  I thought that there was too immediate of results between prayer and results.  This movie came from the producers of Fireproof.  And I think that Fireproof did a much better job of showing how prayer isn't an immediate fix and we need to press on through.

Also, while I enjoyed the character of Miss Clara, at times she seemed like a younger person playing an older person.  Which is exactly what it was.

But all in all, I'm glad we watched it and I think that it is worth your time.

The trailers are here and here and embedded down below.