Greenbook

This week we review the 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.

Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African American pianist Don Shirley and ItalianAmerican bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard.

Written by Farrelly alongside Lip's son Nick Vallelonga and Brian Hayes Currie, the film is based on interviews with Lip and Shirley, as well as letters Lip wrote to his wife It is named after The Negro Motorist Green Book, a guide book for African American travelers founded by Victor Hugo Green in 1936 and published until 1966.

We kick off with a funny interaction where the Scotsman reads out some of the Aussies terrible spelling mistakes.

The Aussie picked this one to watch this week and boy does he love it. We know he loves a true story and this hits the spot in all areas. High praise indeed and as winner of the best movie Oscar it is definitely worth a watch.

We compare Mahershala's best supporting actor award for his performance in Moonlight to his Oscar winning performance in this movie. The Scotsman compares the chemistry of Ali and Mortensen to De Niro and Pacino at which point the Aussie zones out. Too high brow for him it seems. He just enjoyed the movie.

The Aussie talks about the tortured soul of Don Shirley and the boisterous personality of Tony Lip. Lots of racist stereotyping and fascinating insight into a time that we hope has passed but really in some areas of the world we think that kind of prejudice is still prevalent.

A fantastic film.

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