Saw the 1080p US stream.
It's not a bad film but does make it feel like smart black folks getting one over whitey in lightweight tones. There's no real sense of the hardship that black Americans faced, particularly, in that era. Sure, there's the odd scene with the old bird new neighbour/renter but it's all taken in its stride.
Samula L. Jackson's worldly playboy Morris doesn't help much in his mistrust of any race's speeches but does pitch the odd wake up call to Mackie's earnest Garrett, but a bit too proud poorer man making good. It pretty much just fizzes along and although I'm one to quickly tire of overlaying down themes, as much media in the last few years tends to, this felt like it could've pressed the deprivation and lack of humanity more. It just assumes the viewer knows and/or cares and then hits you with nerdy detail, golf and the odd meeting.
Hoult's fairly hapless Steiner white beard is played well by him and the film manages to not make him a Richard Curtis level bumbler. Although his end story of what actually happened to him after is sadly missing and felt like a poor omission - as did Barker's picture. I had hoped the three would've picked up again to some degree 'legitimately' but I guess they didn't need him and took a shave from their Bahamas homes he set up.