Green Book

Amazing movie

I didnt know much about this movie. Was pleasantly surprised but felt it was a little lighter than it needed to be. Of course, wonderful performances by Ali and Vigo!

Worth it

A great movie that makes me feel good. Two very different people realize they arent so different after all.

This movie was well acted and well written. The content was thought-provoking and timely. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone/everyone.

Quick Story Recap: Tony, played by Viggo Mortensen, is a simple man from the Bronx. He works as a grunt and bouncer at the Copacabana nightclub and has a reputation for being able to handle any trouble. The club closes for renovation and Tony is looking for money anywhere he can find it, including food eating contests. Dr. Shirley, played by Mahershala Ali, is a concert pianist who is planning a tour to the deep racist south and needs to find a driver and a body guard of sorts, he hires Tony. The film follows their trip from beginning to finish. Acting wise, I loved every second of both main actors. Viggos Tony was a lovable simple goon who becomes more aware of the world as he experiences it with Dr. Shirley. Every action, facial expression, and his accent seemed spot on every second he got on screen. He wasnt just a committed character which most actors get lauded for - He was a committed character who was real, believable, and lovable. Likewise, Mahershalas Dr. Don Shirley was amazing too. The film is enhanced by their personality push and pull. Mahershaia was able to flesh out his character and use his time on screen both with and without Viggo to convey on powerful moments - as he so often does in his films. A moment that really sticks out as amazing to me was the dialogue where they discuss blackness, and it gets real. They delivered it so well, the truth hits both Tony and the audience and it is magical how you feel it with him. Well done acting team, script team, directors, and editors for how it feels and looks. Overall film wise, I loved it. I watched because it was a nominee. I knew nothing of this film or the story it was based upon coming in so it took a short second to get acclimated to the story and where it was going. But it does have some great moments and the dialogue (and film as well) moves from funny to deep and back again in a perfect way to not go too deep in either direction even as the undertone for the very difficult scenarios they go through together are very serious and upsetting -Jim Crow south. The film kind of makes me think of a reverse Driving Miss Daisy. As I mentioned earlier, I loved Tony and Dr. Shirley. I was glad Tony has a reformation of his own. It made the movie have a great ending. I think I might add this to the home collection.

It came with a scratch that causes a pause from time to time, but the film still plays entirely..

I think about this film. I think about relaltionships Ive had but more importantly I think about how a person feels when he is uninvited into society at large. Im glad people are still making films about racism. I think I understand the issue but each film reminds me that I really dont understand how it FEELS. When my grammar school was integrated in the 1940s, I went to school with people of color and didnt think much about how they felt in their daily lives. I was in my 60s when I attended a reunion and found out that one of the brightest women who is a whole lot more successful than I ever was had to sit in the balcony at the movies when we were young . I never thought about where she was when I was with my white friends at the movies. So I recommend that everyone see this film and that more films be made to drive home the point over and over. See this, youll learn something.....perhaps not during the film but while youre stuck in traffic and your mind can think about it.

The DVD played fine without any skips. However, there were two or three places in the DVD where there were light inconsistencies regarding reflections on the windshield and light shining around the characters heads which I do not remember when watching it when it aired on cable. Why was this a copy made in Mexico? I thought that the DVD was US made.

Great movie