Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Anthony Mackie | ... | Bernard Garrett | |
Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Joe Morris | |
Nicholas Hoult | ... | Matt Steiner | |
Nia Long | ... | Eunice Garrett | |
Scott Daniel Johnson | ... | Robert Florance, Jr. | |
Jessie T. Usher | ... | Tony | |
Colm Meaney | ... | Barker | |
Paul Ben-Victor | ... | Donald Silverthorne | |
James DuMont | ... | Senator McClellan | |
Taylor Black | ... | Susie | |
Gregory Alan Williams | ... | Britton Garrett (as Gregalan Williams) | |
Bill Kelly | ... | Charles Renault | |
Jaylon Gordon | ... | Bernard Jr. (11 Years Old) | |
Michael Harney | ... | Melvin Belli | |
David Maldonado | ... | Bank Examiner (as Dave Maldonado) |
Revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson) devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. Along with Garrett's wife Eunice (Nia Long), they train a working class white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire - while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. Their success ultimately draws the attention of the federal government, which threatens everything the four have built.
This is a replay of The Morning Show. It got horrible ratings immediately before people even had a chance to watch it just because people love to hate Apple.
This was a superb movie with fantastic actors, excellent writing and beautiful cinematography. Jackson is fantastic as always but Mackie was powerful as well; the entire cast did a great job. The plot advances at a nice pace and there is a great mix of drama and comedy that keeps the momentum going. The social statement is built into the storyline without bludgeoning you over the head. This is a huge part of US history and it's a story that needed to be told, I say well done