Alfred Uhry has opened out his own play very successfully; the story of the developing friendship over the years between independent lady and chauffeur is kind, funny, humane (no bad guys). A pleasure to see Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman (every bit as good), Dan Aykroyd (his most sympathetic performance) and let's not forget Esther Rolle as the faithful Idella ("Why I swear you were born with the sense of a lemon" kind of thing).
It's not cinematic - everything is told through words - but it sure is a mighty fine pleasure!
Not a good idea to match Peter James' period photography against Hans Zimmer's partly electronic, metronome-backed score, though.
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