In Theaters: November 21, 2018
On DVD/Blu-ray: March 12, 2019
PG-13 | Drama | 2h 10m
Based on 454 votes and 155 reviews.
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali shine beautifully together, each playing to their own unique strengths. Mortensen’s Tony Lip is both rough around the edges and believable. A street guy with a penchant for tough crowds and even tougher places Tony Lip is comfortable in his wiseguy persona. And yet...even old dogs can learn to be nice...sometimes. His ability to learn to appreciate the finer value of what it means to be “cultured” takes him on a tour of the country he never really knew, allowing him a firsthand glimpse into a world where colour and race means everything to everybody, forcing him to grow in ways he never thought possible. An outstanding performance. Mahershala Ali’s “Dr. Shirley” is both striking in his enigmatic magnetism as well as stoic charm. An impeccably well-mannered gentleman Dr. Shirley is both the pair’s saving grace as well as a walking disruptor, though by no fault of his own. There are strong tones of value where colour and class of yesteryear are concerned and the movie plays well upon those themes, often to a very real and very satisfying degree. The narrative is both incredibly well versed as well as poignant in its delivery especially when it comes to those little moments of high tension. It is direction like this that really take the movie and make it leap from the screen and touch our hearts in many ways. Ways that we, as movie lovers never see coming until we feel it tugging at our coattails. The settings are rich, real and offer a realistic look into the life of a travelling duo of mixed colour in the 1960’s. The music, coupled with both the vibrant settings of the American South and the magnetic, soulful culture of Dr. Shirley’s Chopin is simply beautiful. A great movie by all accounts! 5 Stars! I love this movie!
Fantastic movie ... very moving Great story ...acting was phenomenal ... 5 strong stars
Scenery, genuine acting, surprises, humor, no nudity, no vulgarity, no continuous violence, sweet, touched my heart with a moral to the story and a good ending!
Excellent movie, superb acting, accurate portrayal of attitudes in the US South of 50s. Historically correct. Oscar quality performance by the actors. Great music.
Entertaining, feel good movie, we enjoyed it!
''' FIVE GOLD STAR'S.''' GO SEE IT.!!!! GO SEE IT.!!!! GO SEE IT.!!!! It was GREAT & I MEAN, GREAT.!!!!!! BETTER YET, IT WAS SUPER GREAT.!!! DO YOU WANT TO LAUGH, SMILE & SEE TWO MEN, HELP EACH OTHER & WORK TOGETHER. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY'S, SEMI- ANGRY VOICE, TALKING TO THE GOVERNOR, SHAKING IN HIS BOOTS.?? YOU WILL LAUGH & YOU WILL SMILE.!!!!!!!! WONDERFUL ROLE PLAYING, BY BOTH MEN. BOTH ACTORS, DID A PRETTY, PRETTY, DARN, SUPER JOB. GO SEE IT, GO SEE IT. GO SEE IT.!!!!!! AMERICA IS GETTING BETTER. THINK OF THE DREAM OF NOT ONE, BUT, THREE OR FOUR OR A DOZEN'S OF MEN. YET, TWO GREAT AMERICANS, WORKING TOGETHER & BOTH WERE KILLED, TRYING TO HELP, MAKE AMERICA KINDER, MORE LOVING, FORGIVING & SLOWLY, MAYBE, MORE NOBLE IN GODS EYES. CHANGE COMES TO ALL WHO PRAY, FOR FREEDOM & JUSTICE, IN A GOOD POSITIVE WAY.!!! NEGATIVE WAYS, DESTROYS PEOPLE. PEOPLE MUST WORK, SIDE BY SIDE & TALK & COMMUNICATE. RACE RELATIONS INSTRUCTOR. CPT SCOTT.
Excellent portrayal of racism in our country which stilll exists. A powerful message of how love, Brotherhood and understanding can change the most ingrain monster ideologies. Personally, as a musician, I experienced the same intolerance, so I was able to relate to the intensity of its message.
Loved it. This movie gives you a realistic view of a side of life you may not think about. A "put yourself in his shoes" movie. I also like the message "when you do something, do it 100%." That is exactly what the driver in this movie did--regardless of hardships along the way.
It was a good movie, not a great movie. I don’t know how it won best picture at the Oscars, Bohemian Rhapsody was much better.
I thoroughly enjoyed the synopsis, and era depicted in this film.