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“Green Book” (Universal)

By: The Catholic Post   -   November 19, 2018   -   Movie Review Anthony Vallelonga, Don Shirley, Mahershala Ali, Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali star in a scene from the movie "Green Book." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal Studios)

By Catholic News Service High-minded saga of race relations in 1962 is hobbled by sentimentality and doesn’t so much lean into stereotypes as take flying, cringe-worthy leaps. It’s based on a real concert tour through the Midwest and South taken by African-American pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) in the company of Anthony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga […]