Editing Driving Miss Daisy (section)

===Critical response===
''Driving Miss Daisy'' was well received by critics, with particular praise for the screenplay and performances by Freeman, Tandy and Aykroyd. The [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film an 85% rating based on reviews from 104 critics, with an average score of 7.70/10. The website's critical consensus states: "While it's fueled in part by outdated stereotypes, ''Driving Miss Daisy'' takes audiences on a heartwarming journey with a pair of outstanding actors."<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/driving_miss_daisy// |title=Driving Miss Daisy (1989) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117204050/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/driving_miss_daisy |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a rating out of 100 based on reviews from mainstream critics, the film has a score of 81 based on 17 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/driving-miss-daisy |title=Driving Miss Daisy Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=March 1, 2018 |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920153011/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/driving-miss-daisy |url-status=live }}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] similarly reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies-you-loved-or-hated-films-got-or-f-cinemascores-photos-90331/20/| title=18 of the Most Loved or Hated Movies: Films That Got A+ or F CinemaScores (Photos)| date=June 16, 2015| journal=[[TheWrap]]| access-date=June 15, 2017| archive-date=July 1, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701020624/http://www.thewrap.com/movies-you-loved-or-hated-films-got-or-f-cinemascores-photos-90331/20/| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' declared ''Driving Miss Daisy'' one of the best films of 1989.<ref>{{cite web |last=Siskel |first=Gene |author-link=Gene Siskel |title='Roger & Me' Makes Point About The Common Man |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 12, 1990 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/01/12/roger-me-makes-point-about-the-common-man/ |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407173138/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-01-12/entertainment/9001030981_1_star-water-tower-common-man |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' called it "a film of great love and patience" and wrote, "It is an immensely subtle film, in which hardly any of the most important information is carried in the dialogue and in which body language, tone of voice or the look in an eye can be the most important thing in a scene. After so many movies in which shallow and violent people deny their humanity and ours, what a lesson to see a film that looks into the heart."<ref>{{cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Driving Miss Daisy |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=January 12, 1990 |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/driving-miss-daisy-1990 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408053845/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/driving-miss-daisy-1990 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also gave the film a positive review, calling Tandy's performance "glorious" and opining, "This is Tandy's finest two hours onscreen in a film career that goes back to 1932."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/driving-miss-daisy-19900126 |title=Driving Miss Daisy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513064447/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/driving-miss-daisy-19900126 |url-status=live }}</ref> The performances of Tandy and Freeman were also praised by [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'', who observed, "The two actors manage to be highly theatrical without breaking out of the realistic frame of the film."<ref name="NYTimes Review">{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |title=Review/Film; 'Miss Daisy,' Chamber Piece From the Stage |work=The New York Times |date=December 13, 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEFDA153AF930A25751C1A96F948260 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305052739/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEFDA153AF930A25751C1A96F948260 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the other hand, the film has been criticized for its handling of the issue of racism. Candice Russell of the ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' described Freeman's character as having a "toadying manner" which was "painful to see", and said that the film was ultimately "one scene after another of a pompous old lady issuing orders and a servant trying to comply by saying 'yassum.'"<ref>Russell, Candice (January 12, 1990). [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-01-12-9001180850-story.html "'Daisy' Mostly One-Note Film"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921052210/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-01-12-9001180850-story.html |date=September 21, 2020 }}, ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'', Fort Lauderdale.</ref> The film's nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards over [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' was controversial. Lee later reflected on the controversial decision by saying that ''Driving Miss Daisy'' was "not being taught in film schools all across the world like ''Do the Right Thing'' is."<ref>Stern, Marlow (January 15, 2015). [https://www.thedailybeast.com/spike-lee-blasts-selma-oscar-snubs-you-know-what-fck-em?ref=scroll "Spike Lee Blasts ‘Selma’ Oscar Snubs: ‘You Know What? F*ck ’Em’"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730014140/https://www.thedailybeast.com/spike-lee-blasts-selma-oscar-snubs-you-know-what-fck-em?ref=scroll |date=July 30, 2020 }}, ''[[The Daily Beast]]''.</ref><ref>Collins, K. Austin (January 22, 2019). [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/when-the-oscars-chose-driving-miss-daisy-over-do-the-right-thing "When the Oscars Chose ''Driving Miss Daisy'' Over ''Do the Right Thing''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809053250/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/when-the-oscars-chose-driving-miss-daisy-over-do-the-right-thing |date=August 9, 2020 }}. ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''.</ref>