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Do American audiences still want a movie likeGreen Book?
Tony is a tough working-class-Italian family man who applies for a job driving Don Shirley through the South.
(The real Shirley was also a psychologist, a fact about whichGreen Bookexpresses virtually no interest.)
Tony needs to get a little smarter,but alsoDon istoosmart, like Obama was.
It dont look fun to be that smart, Tony so unrefined yet so observant about deeper truths!
(Don didnt need to help him with that sentence.)
The character Mortensen plays inGreen Booktakes that same journey, in that familiar way.
Green Bookknows all this.
It alternates big-picture oblivion with aching self-consciousness.
WhatGreen Bookmay not know is who its for.
It grossed $169 million in the U.S., a figureGreen Bookis unlikely to come anywhere near.
None of this means thatGreen Books Oscar campaign has derailed.
But in 2018, it suddenly seems possible that youll never get rich that way either.
