Way Better Than Expected!

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2019)

Oh, this movie is a little gem!
Depicts--by all accounts--authentically this portion of life of Dr. Shirley, and the relationship that developed between Tony and Don Shirley.
The acting was spot-on, with Mortensen effectively conveying 1960's Italian family life in NY, as well as Mahershala Ali and his "privileged aloofness." The story could have gone more into detail regarding how Dr. Shirley went from hitting the road with his mother in the Florida Pan-Handle to the "top of a castle," but maybe that would have been too much for the time constraints of the viewer.
I enjoyed it, and believe it was well-thought out. The performances were top-notch (still wondering how Tony palmed that "lucky rock"), and I rated it accordingly.