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Brian Banks Movie Review

Name: Brian Banks Movie Review
Item: Brian Banks
Rating: 3
Author: Smitha Joseph

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Review for the film " Brian Banks"

Streaming On: Netflix , Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 39 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 09-08-2019

Genre: Drama

Similar To: First Cow, Wendy, Lying And Stealing, Write When You Get Work

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CAST & CREW

Sherri Shepherd

Aldis Hodge

Greg Kinnear

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Producer:

Monica Levinson

Amy Baer

Shivani Rawat

Music Director:

John Debney

Editor:

Greg Hayden

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Movie Actor:

Greg Kinnear

Aldis Hodge

Movie Actress:

Melanie Liburd

Supporting Actress:

Sherri Shepherd

Costume Designer:

Amanda Ford

Art Director:

Starlet Jacobs

Co-Producer:

Connor Flanagan

Chris Ceccotti

Director of Photography:

Ricardo Diaz

Executive Producer:

Brian K Banks

Tirrell D Whittley

Neil Strum

Justin Brooks

Derrick Tseng

Visual Effects Producer:

Rebecca Erbe

Casting Director:

Leah Daniels Butler

Tina Kerr

Still Photographer:

Jake Giles Netter

Katherine Bomboy

empty:

Odin Benitez

Andy Koyama

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Michael R Currie

Screenplay Writer:

Doug Atchison

Gaffer:

Drew Frazier

Music Editor:

Jeff Carson

Foley Artist:

Mike Horton

Production Designer:

Teresa Mastropierro

Makeup Artist:

Bailey Domke

Hair Stylist:

Bernadette Riefer

Post Production Supervisor:

David Dresher

Stunt Coordinator:

Ian Quinn

Visual Effects Artist:

Jeri Cruz

Shane Rowe

Camera Operator:

PK Munson

Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury

Set Dresser:

Shawn M Houston

Sound Mixer:

Jim Morgan

Boom Operator:

Matt Joyer

Sound Editor:

Russell Topal

Lighting Technician:

Andy Allmendinger

First Assistant Editor:

Lindsay Tessier

Production Coordinator:

John D Hay

Graphic Designer:

Kerri Mahoney

Camera Assistant:

Wes Turner

Music Coordinator:

Justine Von Winterfeldt

Julianne Jordan

Supporting Actor:

Charles Alexandre

Gino Vento

Kevin Yamada

Mary Faulkner

Xosha Roquemore

Dorian Missick

Jose Miguel Vasquez

Aldis Hodge

Monique Grant

Calvin Williams

Dean Denton

Jennifer Pierce Mathus

Melanie Liburd

Tiffany Dupont

David Clyde Carr

Harrison Stone

Greg Kinnear

Matt Battaglia

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Brian Banks is scripted by Doug Atchison. Tom Shadyac directed the film. Amy Baer, Monica Levinson, and Shivani Rawat produced the film in association with ShivHans Pictures and Gidden Media. Ricardo Diaz cranked the camera, and Greg Hayden edited the film. John Debney composed the music. Bleecker Street distributed the film. The film features Aldis Hodge Aldis Hodge is an American writer, painter, and ac >> Read More... , Greg Kinnear Greg Kinnear is a television personality and an Am >> Read More... , Melanie Liburd, Xosha Roquemore, Tiffany Dupont, Sherri Shepherd Sherri Shepherd is a famous American comedian, act >> Read More... , Jose Miguel Vasquez, Morgan Freeman One of his notable films “The Shawshank Redemption >> Read More... , and Dorian Missick.

Plot

An ex-high school football player called Brian Banks is now 27 years old and lives in Long Beach, California, with his mother. He is on parole from jail. He is considered a sex offender due to a case that happened in his high school days. In this case, he is deemed to rape his classmate Kennisha. They were just going to kiss each other, and in between teacher came, which results in him leaving her to escape. This results, in her confessing that he raped her. As a result he had imprisonment of years of prison. His life has been destroyed, and his dream to become an NFL player was shattered. It is difficult for him to get jobs. What will happen to Brian Bank’s dream? Will he be able to live an everyday life? The rest of the story deals with it.

Star Performance

Aldis Hodge, as Brian Banks, did an incredible performance in the film. Her journey to escape from the false accusation of rape was well portrayed. His acting and dialogue delivery in the movie was brilliant. His detailing of the character was outstanding. Greg Kinnear, as Justin Brooks, did a fantastic performance in the movie. He shows the nature of a person who believes innocent people should not suffer from injustice. He was ready to help Brain in his case. His acting was factual and natural. One would dislike Xosha Roquemore as Kennisha Rice, after watching this movie. That much impact she made in the whole film. Her actions resulted in creating significant damage in Brain's life, and she was not trying to correct her mistakes to save his life. She was perfect in her character. She did a remarkable performance in the film. All the other actors were as good as the main lead actors.

Analysis

The storyline of the film was excellent, with a good amount of drama. The film focus on the central theme of how false accusation can destroy people’s life. The film is based on the biography of Brian Banks. The dramatic nature of the film is maintained from the start till the end. The story can be considered a good biography adaption for a movie. The script can be improved with good dialogues. There was a freshness in the concept. The cinematography and direction were brilliant in the film. The struggling journey of Brian Banks has been perfectly demonstrated in the movie. The background music and songs play a significant role in the movie. The dialogues were okay in the film. A great message and theme were in the movie.

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