Ankit Ojha Cinema Elite Jul 9, 2024 2.5/5

The more you think about it in retrospect, [...] the more chances you have of getting madder. (Or it will probably make you feel better about being utterly ignorant about systemic racism; you choose.)

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Ryan McQuade InSession Film Apr 4, 2024 C-

The score and editing are not memorable at all, with some scenes just feeling out of place, and a soundtrack that feels too on the nose at times.

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Denise Pieniazek Puesta en Escena (AR) Jan 27, 2024 8/10

Green Book tells the story of the friendship between the renowned pianist and composer Don Shirley, and his driver and bodyguard Tony “Lip” Vallelonga in the sixties. The different cultures and social classes will be the main focus of the action.

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Mark Johnson Awards Daily Jun 27, 2023

An enjoyable buddy flick with strong performances from Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, it’s a shame the plot ends up being so passé – as well intentioned and entertaining as it is.

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Brian T. Carney Washington Blade Dec 7, 2022

Despite good intentions, a promising scenario and fine performances, “Green Book” is the latest version of Hollywood’s “Great White Savior” movie.

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Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 21, 2022 3.5/5

The biggest strength lies in the chemistry between Mortensen and Ali. Without it the entire movie would fall apart.

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M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Aug 17, 2022 4/5

Green Book is not for the cold-hearted cynic, but for the romantic moviegoer who wants nothing more than to see the good in people and let that feeling wash over them.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mar 8, 2022 3/4

Tears will be shed, laughs will be had, and crowds will love it. The viewer might not always feel good about how those reactions are achieved; despite the overwhelming feel-goodness of the experience, you can see Green Book's gears operating.

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Ben Turner The Pink Lens Sep 1, 2021 4/5

This is a deftly scripted comedy with a message. Anchored by two outstanding performances, this true story of an unlikely friendship will warm even the most jaded of hearts with its comic look on a dark chapter of American history.

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Nicolás Delgadillo Discussing Film Jun 25, 2021 2. 5 / 5

It's irresponsible and dismissive of the very thing it seemingly wants to talk about.

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Alex Bentley CultureMap Apr 29, 2021

With so many other recent movies finding a way to address racial issues in both entertaining and considerate methods, Green Book feels like a wrongheaded throwback. It may give you some good feelings, but its message is only half-baked.

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Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site Feb 17, 2021

For its humanistic, anti-racialist message-the elementary notion that white and black people can get along-Green Book has been well received by audiences.

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Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 3, 2021 4/5

Probably could have hit a little harder but its message of unity, of creating bridges rather than walls, is a welcome one in these politically divisive times.

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Dec 6, 2020 7/10

The two leads are quite impressive, managing to overcome the limitations of their largely stock roles.

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Matthew St. Clair Cinema Sentries Oct 2, 2020

It's a movie about racism by whites for whites and in a year full of extraordinary films about race by black filmmakers, Green Book sticks out like a sore thumb partially because of that.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 9, 2020 3.5/4.0

it's light and breezy and matter-of-fact and truly, truly entertaining.

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Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio Sep 2, 2020 8/10

Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen are a match made in heaven. In its political correctness, it finds moments of truth. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jason Fraley WTOP (Washington, D.C.) Aug 29, 2020 4/4

"Green Book" is one of those rare crowd pleasers with the chops to go the Oscar distance. It's a film most easily described as a reverse "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) when really it's so much more than that.

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Tom Beasley Flickering Myth Aug 16, 2020 3/5

For the most part it's solid, even though it's about as subtle as a piano falling down a flight of stairs.

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Matt Cipolla Film Monthly Jul 25, 2020 2/5

Ali is stuck trying to breathe life into a cardboard cutout of a real person who . . . is left standing like an uncooked noodle who only curdles when the script lets him.

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