Green Book Review

Green Book Review

Green Book does what most other biopics don’t. They remember to put the audience first without losing their integrity.  Case in point, Bohemian Rhapsody is a glamorous, completely shallow romp that sacrifices substance for crowd-pleasing, as well as historical inaccuracy.  Green Book manages to be crowd-pleasing while also being heavy. It masterfully jumps over a potentially displeasing subject. Not including two fantastic leads in Mortenson and Ali (who was previously the bodyguard in Skyscraper). Mortenson proves, that as ever, he’s great, and Ali is definitely a rising star.

The movie never cuts corners. Despite minor pacing errors, the movie has a well-developed cast of characters. While the movie focuses on Tony “Lip” we also learn about Dr. Shirley, while also being memorable, while also being funny.

This is a good movie. As someone who generally hates these kinds of movies, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself smiling throughout. The only disappointment of this movie is that it ends. It won’t be a waste of your time.

 

9/10