Sure thing that I still won't pick this as Oscar Best Picture but it is a good movie and real crowd-pleaser

Rating: 8/10 (25 February 2019)

Set in 1962, when an racist Italian nightclub bouncer Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), who is searching for a new job because the place he worked is shut down a while for preservation. When he got into a bit of a financial problem he had to take a job as the position of chauffeur for black musician Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), who is gonna do a tour through deep south. While on the road the two developed unlikely friendship and all these barrier between them came down
It said it is inspired by the true story but just watching at the story alone, you could tell that it is dramatized a lot.
Central piece of Green Book is Racism and it also talked about difference between race, class and about unlikely friendship but I don't feel the later part was truly evolved in the film.
Also one my biggest problem is Tony character development, he went from the man who dumped the glass used by two colored people to having a family dinner together with black man but it is not convincing and felt handled a bit rough.
But script address all the other things really well.
This got a lot of comedic moments and I loved them but when it tried to be serious, it is does turned into it and really engaging. I am aware of stereotyping problems here but I would say my certain enjoyment feeling took over all these things but it certainly got a problem
Talking about two leads, both Viggo and Mahershala Ali did fantastic job, they got their respective nomination deservingly.
Viggo played quite the same role we seen him in his previous film like Eastern Promises and A History of Violence, a family man and a tough guy but this one got more humorous characteristic and hugh load of appetite for food.
Mahershala Ali got more dramatic moments to show his talent and his shone in all those moments. As performance wise Ali is more outstanding than Viggo here
For everyone who is a sucker for sentimental movies, Green Book will surely work even if it not it will still entertain you.
Not even in a single tiny bit two are related but final part of the film reminded me of John Hughes Planes, Trains and Automobiles that kind of heartfel feeling is not something you can easily find in movies these days