[FILM]
A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN
ON SCREEN
Soldiering on: Chanté Adams and Michael B. Jordan.
★★
DIRECTOR Denzel Washington
OUT 21 JANUARY CERT TBC / 131 MINS
CAST Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian
PLOT First Sergeant Charles Monroe King’s (Jordan) deployment to Iraq puts his life and relationship with partner Dana Canedy (Chanté Adams) in jeopardy. Fearing he might not make it home, he pens a heartfelt journal for his newborn son, Jordan (Christian).
IF DENZEL WASHINGTON’S last directorial outing Fences was an Academy Award-nominated portrayal of dysfunctional families, then A Journal For Jordan is its cutesy, cookie-cutter followup. Based on the memoirs of Pulitzer Prizewinning author Dana Canedy, it’s a thin, mostly uneventful relationship flick, enlivened by engaging performances by Chanté Adams and Michael B. Jordan.