"Th Struggles of a Young Black Entrepreneur"
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THE BANKER is well-paced, engaging and very well acted by Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson. However, the movie feels a little long at parts as jeopardy dwindles, and there is no clear villain at times. The movie has a strong moral, pro-capitalist worldview about the worth and value of every individual, which is a biblical concept. It also promotes telling the truth and standing up for what is right even when you may lose everything, the idea that everyone is worthy and valued, plus a Christian pastor is consulted for advice in one scene. Despite this, THE BANKER has a significant number of obscenities and profanities, plus brief references to infidelity.
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THE BANKER follows genius Bernard Garrett who is a young African American man with big dreams to be an entrepreneur. THE BANKER is very well acted and engaging, with good pacing and a strong moral, pro-capitalist worldview about standing up for truth, but there is a significant number of obscenities and profanities, plus brief references to infidelity.
In the 1960s, Bernard Garrett is a young boy who would listen to white entrepreneurs while he polished their shoes. At that time, segregation was still prevalent where Bernard lives, and he dreams of moving to California to make something of himself. Years later, after getting married and having a child, Bernard moves his family to California. Motivated and eager, Bernard wants to start out in real estate, so every day he walks the streets looking for a building to buy to rent out to people.
Bernard finds a complex he wants to buy, but the first hurdle is finding someone who will loan him the money, even though he’s African American. Soon, he finds a partner who recognizes Bernard’s talent and intelligence. Together, they buy multiple rental properties.
When his partner dies, however, Bernard is back to square one and questions if he will ever make it as an entrepreneur in the 60s. Once he meets another African American businessman, Joe Morris, the two men partner up and start to do well. When expanding into the South, however, they come into opposition and question if they will make it.
THE BANKER is well-paced, engaging and very well acted by Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson. Despite this, the movie feels a little long at parts as jeopardy dwindles, and there is no clear villain at times.
THE BANKER has a strong moral, pro-capitalist worldview about the worth and value of every individual, which is a biblical concept. It also promotes telling the truth and standing up for what is right even when you may lose everything, the idea that everyone is worthy and valued, plus a Christian pastor is consulted for advice in one scene. Despite this, THE BANKER has a significant number of obscenities and profanities, plus brief references to infidelity.