Review of Driving Miss Daisy (2015) by Mickey M — 27 Jul 2008
A black chauffeur is hired to drive an elderly woman in the late 1940's because she is unable to drive due to her age. The movie then moves on to various times during their time together, showing how their friendship blossoms over the years.
The movie jumps from decade to decade frequently, and the only way you know the time has advanced is the makeup jobs on the actors. Other than that, there is no way to really tell that they are in a different decade/year.
The acting, if you can handle the thick southern accents, is the only thing that I liked about this movie. Jessica Tandy, and especially Morgan Freeman are good in their roles. Dan Aykroyd, who isn't in the movie as much as I thought he was when I saw the promos for it, fails at his attempt in creating an authentic sounding Southern accent.
Other than the acting, there is nothing that really makes this a good movie, in my opinion. It's slow, and the script is fair as a whole. The directing is also fair, as are the visuals. The costumes are also well done, and appear to be authentic.
Overall, this movie does not live up to the hype it created when it first came out 16 years ago. I am pretty disappointed in this film.
This review of Driving Miss Daisy (2015) was written by Mickey M on 27 Jul 2008.
Driving Miss Daisy has generally received very positive reviews.
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