One of the true feel good films of the year

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2018)

A very good feel good film that tackles a familiar territory. But its a good film about friendship, a very unlikely friendship and the way this friendship is developing. The magic lies in the performances and especially the chemistry between the two leads.
Viggo Mortensen is fantastic. There is no other word to describe his performance. I know he got a lot of backlash lately, mostly due to some comments he did. Anyway, his performance is undoubtedly fantastic. I mean look how versatile that actor is... this was Aragon! A very unlikely character he marvelously brought to life and delivered one of the absolute top performances of the year. Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali also did some magic with his role. Especially in the scenes when "Doc" lost his facade and showed his true emotions and struggle. Excellent work as well. The rest of the cast is servable but nothing too outstanding. The screenplay is surely very good. Peter Farrelly's direction better than with most of his comedic gigs. The film is entertaining and has an important story to tell. I am not sure if it is 100% accurate or not but as a film it entertained, moved and emotionally challenged me.