I'm so glad I watched this, this is a very good heartwarming film which I recommend highly.
The two main lead actors are a perfect choice and share a on screen chemistry which is endearing when it calls for and comical and amusing at just the right times to keep you spell bound.
Viggo Mortensen is so convincing as a overweight Italian bodyguard with sense of humor and a deep love for his family. And Mahershala Ali plays his role (and the piano) so well you really like the two characters in what should be a boring film that consists 90% of these two characters sitting in a car.
The journey isn't just a physical journey across a dangerous part of the US for a black man in the 60's, its also an evolution of both the characters outlook on life. They open new insights and possibilities to each other they'd never been close to revealing in themselves in the past and it really binds them in a friendship which holds true. In a way they both have skill sets that compliment each other, you have the Street smart Italian guy and the righteous courteous and kind Dr Shirley, they're both able to teach and nurture each other, and help each other fulfil their goal. Some of the racism the Dr had to endure was beyond anything we see today and shows what great courage he had in doing this tour of the deep south.
The storyline is well scripted, well thought out and excellent cast and acted. The pacing was sometimes slow, but otherwise this is a must see film and I highly recommend.
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