Predictable, but a terrific journey

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2018)

I saw Green Book today and was thoroughly entertained. The outcome is predictable, but the journey getting there is heartfelt. It is by turns dramatic, funny, touching and scary - as in how people were treated in the south in 1962. Last time I saw the horror of it on screen was in The Help.
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali both give award worthy performances. In fact, I read that Viggo won best actor, and the movie was named best picture by National Board of Review.
It is a riveting portrait of how two disparate men found a bond that lasted a lifetime.
And the fact that this is based on a true story makes it all the more poignant.