An enjoyable film, based on writer Nick Vallelonga's father Tony's real life tour with black virtuoso pianist Dr Donald Shirley. Vallelonga gives us the authentic Brooklyn Italian flavour and dialogue; the film's co-written by Farrelly and Brian Hayes Currie. It was criticised for winning Best Film (over
Roma, for one) and is likened to
Driving Miss Daisy (though I had to add echoes of
Rain Man and even - especially at the end -
Trains Planes and Automobiles), and mostly it's a bit guessable. Won Oscar for screenplay.
Good leads - Viggo Mortensen (with - hopefully - a fake belly) and Maharshala Ali (
Treme, Moonlight, Hidden Figures) - who also won Oscar and BAFTA.
With Linda Cardellini. Shot by Sean Porter, who got the job because he'd previously made a film called
Green Room, with Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots.
Footnote: Nat King Cole was attacked on stage in Alabama in
1956. The glory of Alabama shines on to this day...
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