Atlanta, 1948; Uma rica judia de 72 anos joga acidentalmente seu Packard novo em folha no jardim premiado do seu vizinho. O filho dela tenta convencê-la de que seria o ideal ela ter um motorista, mas ela resiste a esta idéia. Mesmo assim o filho contrata um afro-americano como motorista. Inicialmente ela recusa ser conduzida por este novo empregado, mas gradativamente ele quebra as barreiras sociais, culturais e raciais que existem entre eles, crescendo entre os dois uma amizade que atravessaria duas décadas. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Bit of an odd one, though it does end up leaving a mark.
<em>'Driving Miss Daisy'</em> perhaps skirts around the larger picture in regards to the discrimination it alludes to, but all in all it's a charming tale about unlikely friendships. I do like when movies follow characters across an extended amount of time, in this case we see events stretch across 25 years; seeing characters grow and develop as they age is a cool thing.
Morgan Freeman is terrific, as is Jessica Tandy. Dan Aykroyd and Esther Rolle play their part too. Hans Zimmer is on music and to be honest (as much as I rate that guy) I'm not convinced the score, which is good, fits particularly well here. By the end it probably does, though at the beginning the in-your-face nature of it feels a bit out of place.
