Most Likely Oscar 2019 Best Picture Winner

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2018)

Green Book Review:
Green Book is inspired by the true friendship of Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a working class Italian-American bouncer and Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), an African-American pianist, as Tony Lip drives Dr. Shirley on his venue tour in the 1960s in the southern states. This is the movie, other than A Star is Born, that has been getting the biggest Oscar buzz this season. It seemed like an interesting plot and looked really good. I've given out 4 A+ scores this year, one being for the miniseries Sharp Objects, and I'm happy to say Green Book joins that group. I loved every minute of this movie! The story by Peter Farrelly was so good. Definitely will get a nomination for Best Original Screenplay, though I do think Roma will end up winning it. The dialogue worked. The pacing was good. There was just so much emotion put into this. As the tour gets deeper into the South, Dr. Shirley experiences more racism and you just had no words to describe all of the emotion and feelings put into those scenes. The performances by the two actors are the best of all year. Viggo Mortensen will win Best Actor. His portrayal of Tony Lip was amazing. His best performance yet. He was a lovable character. And it's a character that has flaws and it's acknowledged throughout and Viggo knew how to do that. Mahershala Ali will for sure win his second Oscar, first for playing Juan in Moonlight, playing Dr. Shirley. This is his best role to date. There were scenes that made me laugh and some bringing tears. This is a lock for Best Supporting Actor. I loved Linda Cardellini as Delores but I don't think she'll be recognized for her role. Peter Farrelly's direction was great. He has made some horrendous films in the past, one being Movie 43, but he did very well and could get a nomination for Best Director, probably won't win however. The score by Kris Bowers was very good. It was a mix of classical music that Dr. Shirley played and 60s jazz. I think he'll get a nomination for Best Original Score. Not too many scores have been released for upcoming films so it's hard to tell what he's up against though there are a few from earlier this year that could get nominated. The cinematography was good but not good enough for the nomination. In all honesty, so far this is the film that I think will win Best Picture at the Oscars 2019 (I will put my top 10 Best Picture Predictions below). It had so much to say and I think it's a film everyone should see. It's relevant and I will say my favorite Christmas movie to date. I was disappointed to see that it didn't make too much at the box office yet, only making 14.0 million and only #10 at the the top box office for its second week into its release. It was promoted at theaters but not many theaters got it. I had to go all the way to Appleton to see it and it was in a small theater that was packed. I was happy to see how many people went to see it. Overall you should see the movie when you get the chance. I don't think you could hate it.
My Grade: A+
My Oscar 2019 Best Picture Predictions so far (they're pretty close to the Gold Derby Predictions):
1. Green Book
2. Roma
3. A Star is Born
4. If Beale Street Could Talk
5. The Favourite
6. Vice
7. BlacKkKlansman
8. First Man
9. Black Panther (it's really getting a lot of buzz)
10. Can You Ever Forgive Me?