Green Book

Rating: 7/10 (15 September 2019)

Classical pianist Ali hires street wise tough guy Mortensen to drive him to all his concerts in the south of the USA where racism is rife and trouble somewhat inevitable.
Whilst the racist incidents are laid on thick and fast, there is no getting around the gentle pleasure of these 2 actors bouncing off and learning from each other as the road trip progresses. Both give great performances and there is much to laugh and cry about in this film. That all said the notion of it winning the best picture Oscar is absurd.