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.
One of those films that has genuine history and a story that needs to be told. But when you tell the story you have to make it interesting enough to make you think I'm glad I saw it and at the same time entertaining enough to keep you interested. I'm pleased to say this ticks all the boxes. Samuel L Jackson is made for a role like this. Just watch it with an open mind and then judge. I don't give 10 out of 10 only on the basis that I've never seen a film that truly deserves it, I'm not sure when that'll be but when I see the film I'll give it hence 9 as it's that good in my opinion.