Most critics have a good time with War. Six of the seven reviews are positive, and the praise clusters in two places: the plotting, which is described as intricate, fast-moving and full of precisely paced twists, with George Kay’s storytelling singled out; and the performances, above all Dominic West and Sienna Miller as a couple whose affection survives a vicious divorce. Several reviews call it froth and mean it as a compliment: a palate-cleanser, stylish and addictively entertaining.
The reservations are about depth. The AV Club finds the central relationship underdeveloped, The Hollywood Reporter says the series falters when it reaches for deeper sentiment, and Vulture thinks it grows silly and moralising, with the character of Johnny a hard man to spend time with. The spread is wide for a consensus this warm. IndieWire’s Ben Travers is the lone dissenter, finding the series dull and its legal battle uninvolving, though even he credits West’s earnest performance.
