Green Book

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2019)

This is a great film about a bouncer called Tony Lip played brilliantly by Viggo Mortensen he gets hired by a black pianist called Don Shirley played by Mahershali Ali. Tony Lip is an Italian American who sticks to his own people but he needs this job. The job is to drive Don around on a road tour down to the deep south for concerts. It is set in 1962 based on a true story where race relations was it its height. The characters at first don't get on very well they have tackle the racial issues in the south. But they really grow a relationship with each other to try and get over prejudices. Ali is a magnificent actor he proved it when he won the Oscar for Moonlight in 2016 and he proves it again here. Viggo is also brilliant and his perfectly cast for this role. The film was written by Tony Lip's son and you can see the affection the screenplay has for these two real life characters. The film has some very funny moments but also some very difficult moments to watch. I really enjoyed this film and think it has a great chance at the Oscars