Tony Lip, an Italian American man from the Bronx, is man affected by his surroundings garnering slight racist undertones. The film follows the unlikely pairs journey as they begin to warm to each other during the long car rides betweens shows.
The title Green Book refers to the travel book that coloured people at the time carried in order to find hotels and accommodation that they are allowed to stay at. Throughout the film there are several scenes which depict this divide and despite Shirley's talent and being a guest at these venues he is still treated differently.
The film is one that deals with prejudice and racism however what is surprising about the film is the level of comedy the film is able to achieve without sacrificing the dramatic tone. There is a nice blend and balance which allows the film to have moments of levity in-between dramatic scenes.
The highlight of the film is the back and forth between the two leads, Mortensen and Ali are fantastic and have great chemistry selling both the drama and comedy. It does help that the son of Tony Lip helped co-write the script to help give a level of authenticity.
While not breaking any new ground in terms of racial dramas, Green Book is a well acted, well shot personal story of two men from vastly different backgrounds finding common ground through the beauty of music, highly recommend!
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