The Vidiot Reviews...

Rating: 7/10 (12 March 2019)

Green Book
The hardest part of driving through the southern US is convincing folks the internal combustion engine isn't witchcraft.
Sadly, the driver in this drama must also persuade southerners that his black passenger is human.
When nightclub bouncer Frank Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) is laid off, he takes a job driving around jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) as he plays throughout the lower states. While the lowbrow Vallelonga and the snobbish Shirley struggle to find common ground, they eventually become friends and learn to navigate the racism embedded in the south.
Loosely based on a true story, many liberties were taken to make this interracial buddy movie more palatable to modern day audiences. And while the freedom taken can be called into question, the overall message of tolerance is inarguable, along with the strong performances.
And while having a white male driver may curtail racial violence, road rage incidents would double. Green Light
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