Stellar Acting and Excellent Story

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2019)

(Flash Review)
This story portrayed a strange juxtaposition for the 1960s, especially while travelling in the south. A 'colored' man, Don Shirley, is being chauffeured by a 'white' man, Tony Vallelonga, of Italian decent. Even deeper than that is how Don is much more sophisticated and proper than the more casual and brusque Tony. Don hired Tony to drive him to a series of musical gigs. Through the journey they slowly learn to respect each other as well as expand their social views while dealing with the racism of the time in the South, thus both characters have meaningful story arcs. The production quality is rich with a great color pallet which complement the meaty dialog which is told through a straight-forward story. Quality.