Competent, but wasted potential

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2020)

I was really looking forward to seeing Green book when it got released in theatres. the concept looked really interesting, and I was curious to see how it would turn out.
Unfortunately, this movie isn't that great.
It's not an awful movie. There are some good moments. And I have to praise Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali's performance. Unfortunately, this is all this movie has to offer.
The movie is pretty much the same 2 or 3 scenes repeated throughout the running time. The Green book itself is barely mentioned or used. The cinematography is competent, but boring. It tries nothing creative. Viggo Mortensen's character, while being fun to watch, doesn't go through any kind of arc. And the social commentary about racism and homophobia, stays on the surface, isn't subtle at all to compensate, and brings nothing new to the table.
Also, I don't speak italian well, but even I could tell those Italian accents were awful.
Overall a disappointing movie that could have been so much better and interesting. A shame this won the Oscar over Roma or The favourite which were both much superior movies.