Unplanned
critic Reviews
, 42% Rotten Tomatometer Score- A dramatic approach to a hot-button topic whose agenda is immediately clear, Unplanned will only reinforce the feelings of viewers on either side of the issue.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBarry HertzGlobe and Mail
Unplanned will make you writhe in agony over how such an ugly, malicious and potentially dangerous piece of religious and political propaganda could have made its way into this world.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKimber MyersLos Angeles Times
Writer-directors Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon spend more time making their talking points than developing their characters, who exist merely to make their arguments.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreFrank ScheckHollywood Reporter
One wonders why Unplanned, which resembles a basic cable television movie in its mediocre production values and subpar performances, was made.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSteven D. GreydanusNational Catholic Register
A kind of cinematic personal testimony, told from Johnson's post-conversion point of view...crafted specifically for Pure Flix's target audience, an audience that is already pro-life.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJordan HoffmanGuardian
Abortion is a serious topic. This movie is ridiculous.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreVadim RizovAV Club
They're performers in a parable traced over a Chick tract, filmed with a bland competence at odds with the true perversity of the material. Old-school Pure Flix: Welcome back!
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard PropesTheIndependentCritic.com
The first R-rated film to be distributed by Pure Flix Entertainment.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWade MajorFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It's not going to change any minds.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreChris KnightNational Post
And even if presented to a mixed audience, Unplanned is neither smart enough to rally anyone to its cause, nor dumb enough to alienate those who believe its message. As propaganda, therefore, it's basically useless.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJen ZorattiWinnipeg Free Press
The thing about propaganda is, it has to be persuasive to be effective. Unplanned is too simplistic to do much more than preach to the converted.
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