The Banker is a drama, based off of true events, of two African American men, Joe Morris and Bernard Garrett, living the American dream during the segregated 1960s through real estate and eventually bank ownership. The movie stars an incredible cast featuring Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long and Samuel L. Jackson.
The acting was stellar from the entire cast. I thought that everyone played well off of each other, especially the leads Mackie and Jackson. They were opposites, Mackie as Bernard, the more serious and determined revolutionary and Jackson as Morris, the lighter hearted, fun, and established entrepreneur.
The costumes and sets were all appropriate for the time and helped to transport you. The script was well written and pretty funny. I didn’t know about this story so I found the plot to be very interesting and inspiring. It was great to see two men, with all the odds against them, be able to make great wealth and start to encourage major historical changes in regard to housing legislation.
Even though The Banker was two hours long but didn’t feel like it. With its easy moving story full of happy moments, tense moments and hilarious moments, this historical drama is a piece of American history and well worth the watch.
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