The Banker
Apple TV+ | Release Date: March 6, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMar 31, 2020
Inspiring until the end if not entirely entertaining. Read full review
59
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMar 4, 2020
Mackie does a decent job of articulating his anger, and the filmmakers clearly care about the issues, but The Banker doesn’t take the narrative risks necessary to tell its story powerfully. Competence is all we get instead, and competence isn’t quite enough. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubLawrence GarciaMar 4, 2020
Just as it reduces Garrett’s character to a few tenacious traits, the film, in presenting his inspiring story, loses perspective on the broader picture. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 5, 2020
Apple's first narrative film is a breezy historical biopic that plays like BlackKklansman for math nerds, but it's too stodgy to add up. Read full review
50
ObserverOliver JonesMar 5, 2020
The Banker is a sadly facile and largely surface level rendering of a profoundly complex problem that deserves more attention. Read full review
50
The New York TimesManohla DargisMar 4, 2020
For a film about the struggles of a black man in America, The Banker spends an awful lot of time on a false white front. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 4, 2020
You may wish that you were reading about these events in The New Yorker, because the movie is so choked with neutral detail that it’s a little bloodless. It lacks fire. Read full review
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