Reality makes this movie truly shine for me

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 2019)

First of all, I would like to point out that I am an IMDB user for the last decade. Apart from the 600+ ratings and the fact I am a self-proclaimed movie critic, if there is even such a thing, I never write reviews since not many people share my points of view but this movie deserves all the praise it gets and more.
First off, the actors - Mortensen has been a favourite of mine from a long time. He came to my attention with his performance in "Eastern Promises" followed shortly by "The Road". I never could get into all the hype surrounding "The Lord of The Rings" back in the good old days, so I can't really say anything about his performancet there. Here he plays the role of your typical ignorant tunnel-vision 'smart guy' that think he is on top of all things and knows it all. As the movie (and real life story happened, I hope) progresses he starts to see the faults in his ways. Viggo or Tony has seen and dealt with things that Dr. Shirley hasn't really encountered since he steers clear of most people and things. He holds knowledge in him that is new and somewhat interesting to the Doc.
Second, the Doc.Mahershala Ali's talent is well known. From his role as Remy Danton in House of Cards (my first real observation of his talent) to one of his latest portrayals in True Detective as Detective Hays. I am pretty sure he can act as anyone in any type of movie and any setting. Enough gushing over him. He plays this immensely talented piano player who is coloured during the 60s in the States. Now, I ain't American hence I do not really understand the whole grip but I suffer from a rare disease so I kind of know the feelings of isolation, mockery and straight-up shunning. He holds his standards high since he is used to them and initially cannot see the ways of Tony. As the road passes by so does their time spent together and eventually the Doc warms up to his driver. As I pointed out previously the Doc posses knowledge of something that Tony doesn't truly understand and hence why they make such a good combo and are eventually brought to life by those two great actors beautifully.
All in all - a rare Oscar winner that actually deserves it. I was very nicely surprised when it finished and the feeling that it left within me. I won't spoil anything further. All I will say is - watch it. Totally worth it and I hope you take out something more from this movie besides "a chauffeur and a musician" movie since there is. You just gotta really watch the movie. Verdict - 10/10. Hats off.