Brian Banks

critic Reviews

, 63% Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • While it remains a reasonably inspiring drama, Brian Banks might have presented a more complex or fully realized version of the real-life story it dramatizes.
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    Tim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    This is a perfectly serviceable movie -- it's a drama, it's well-acted, it's well-written. It's working, generally speaking.
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    Robert Daniels812filmreviews
    The emancipation Brian Banks depicts becomes narrative chains in its wake.
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    Leah PickettChicago Reader
    Hodge's resolute performance anchors the film, while the nuanced screenplay from Doug Atchison and lush visual language from cinematographer Ricardo Diaz push it several rungs above prosaic TV-movie-style fare.
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    Richard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
    Brian Banks almost never surprises us. We know where the story is going. (If it didn't go a certain way, there would be no movie.) Still, it's a well-constructed, well-acted, solidly told tale.
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    Peter TraversRolling Stone
    The true story of a football player falsely accused of sexual assault is lifted by Aldis Hodge in the title role but brought low by a flat, formulaic telling.
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    Adam GrahamDetroit News
    [A] well-intentioned film crippled by its dramatic structure.
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    M.N. MillerReady Steady Cut
    Brian Banks is an effective indictment of the business of the criminal justice system when politics dictate someone eventually has to pay for the people’s investment, whether they are guilty or innocent.
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    Charles KoplinskiReel Talk with Chuck and Pam
    There are also great life lessons in this film that will inspire both teens and adults.
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    Richard PropesTheIndependentCritic.com
    Shadyac frames it wisely by shooting the film in non-chronological order and allowing us to become immersed in Banks as a human being.
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    Joanne LaurierWorld Socialist Web Site
    The movie is an intelligent and heartfelt account of a serious miscarriage of justice.
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