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Brian Banks

2018

Tom Shadyac

Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd ...

6.4

340

Drama An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"Hodge’s performance is what keeps 'Brian Banks' on track (...) If the film contributes to ongoing and necessary dialogue about sexual misconduct, it will have served its purpose."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A well-meaning and emotionally engaging movie (...) [It] illustrates how infinitely complicated the issue of rape can be"	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"The true story of the former football player is inspiring, but only the film's star is up to the task of portraying such tricky material (...) Shadyac’s shaky grasp of narrative timelines mostly hobbles the film"	NEU
United States	Alan Zilberman The Washington Post	"[Hodge] has the potential to become a star (...) It’s the quieter, character-driven moments that are so rewarding (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"This is a movie that seems utterly convinced that it’s saying something profound, but proves difficult to actually parse (...) It’s a little schematic, but then, no one in the movie is allowed to show much personality"	NEG
Canada	Sandy Schaefer Screen Rant	"Good intentions and Hodge's eloquent, stirring performance help to compensate for 'Brian Banks'' shortcomings as a thinly-sketched inspirational biopic (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Candice Frederick The Wrap	"Forgettable film squanders powerful true story (...) It’s odd to describe a film like this as not dramatic enough, but there is an awkward lack of urgency"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Despite the faults of the film, the vindicated Banks could not have found a better actor to make his case (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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