Sandra Bullock Movie:

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		MPAA Rating: Media: Theatrical Release

Editorial Review:
The Blind Side takes the true story of a young man who went from abandonment to success as a pro-football player and treats it with respect. The movie doesn't oversell what is, on the face of it, already compelling. It's almost impossible to describe the plot without sounding painfully inspirational: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, Be Kind Rewind), a hulking but gentle African-American teen in Tennessee, gets taken in by a well-to-do white family; the mother, Leigh Anne Touhy (Sandra Bullock), pushes and mothers the boy, who eventually wins a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi. In the wrong hands, this could have been maudlin, manipulative, and condescending. To the credit of writer-director John Lee Hancock, adapting Michael Lewis's acclaimed book, the result is intelligent, genuine, and alternately funny and moving. Leigh Anne could easily have been grandstanding and virtuous, but Bullock doesn't shy away from her vain and domineering side. The football scenes will be gripping even to non-sports fans because they've been so successfully grounded in Michael's emotional life. The all-around solid cast includes country music star Tim McGraw, pint-sized Jae Head (Hancock), and Kathy Bates as the tutor who guided Michael's academic success. Don't be surprised if you can't keep yourself from watching all the real-life photos of Michael, Leigh Anne, and the rest of the family that are featured in the credits; by the end of the movie, you will care about them all. --Bret Fetzer

The Blind Side [Theatrical Release] Reviews:
In short...
2009-12-29 - Great movie, great story, great ending...go see this with family, friends or by yourself you will not be disappointed.

Heartwarming True Story With An Oscar-Worthy Performance By Sandra Bullock
2009-12-28 - "The Blind Side" is the inspirational true story of Michael Oher, a black Memphis street kid without a family who is taken in and adopted by a wealthy Caucasian suburban family headed by Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. The boy becomes a high school football powerhouse and goes on to become heavily recruited college football prospect.

That's the simply-put plot of the film. But what that doesn't say is how much this film displays love, compassion, caring, tenderness, survival, and toughness. Not only from the family's dominating matriarch, Leigh Anne, played by Sandra Bullock in her best ever performance, but from Quinton Aaron playing Michael, who may seem to be a naive innocent, but who also develops into someone who is resilient enough to flower and thrive under the love and care of the Tuohy family.

Great cameos by the actual coaches who recruited Oher enhance the film, as does good natured humor and a fairly balanced approach of perspective from both the family and Michael. But more than anything, this film says a lot about love and how that bridges every difference that human beings can have.

walking the walk
2009-12-25 - This story was about all about"compassion" and how one woman, who had the power and money to help a struggling teen get ahead in his life. This woman was a christian and she showed me how you can "talk the talk and/or walk the walk" and just show compassion to others less fortunate.

Incredible movie
2009-12-21 - This has be in my opinion Sandra Bullocks best performances! It touched my heart how the family reached out to someone in need and just look how he turned out! i look forward to the dvd coming to see it again! this is definitley going to be one of my favorites of all time!

Sandra Bullock finally shows us how good she can be
2009-12-20 - My wife and I just went to a double-feature. I picked AVATAR and she picked THE BLIND SIDE. Now, there couldn't be two movies on a different plateau than AVATAR and BLIND SIDE, but I'm so glad that she brought me to see this movie. AVATAR, I gave 4 stars, BLIND SIDE, 5 stars. BLIND SIDE, for what it was, was flawless.

With BLIND SIDE, the story tells itself, because it's the true story of 2009 Baltimore Ravens Right Tackle Michael Oher, or possibly Michael Williams, or maybe something else, and his improbable escape from oblivion with the love and care of a rich white family in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael Oher's greatness, first showed up in his size and athletic potential and then in his courage to forget and go forward. Michael Oher, a kid who struggled at basic study skills and education, but scored a 98% in protective instincts. A tribute to his lifestyle and his ability to survive, homeless, with two shirts, a pain on his face that couldn't be explained.

Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy, and I haven't seen a whole lot of nominated movies this year, but if she isn't at least a runner up to the best actress of the year, I'll be stunned. This was Sandra Bullock's shining moment. She is strong and she is funny and she is exceedingly brilliant at hiding the tears she sheds throughout the movie as her personna won't allow her to be seen crying. No scene was more poigniant than the one where she makes a bedroom for Michael in her beautiful home with a chipperness that you would expect from a spunky Tennessee mother. Michael says, "I've never had one of these before." and she says, "What, a room?" "No, a bed." he says. She looks at him, stoned faced, gives a quick nod and exits the room, enters the bathroom, locks the door and although we don't see it, we know exactly what she's doing.

THE BLIND SIDE is a testimant to what life is all about. The Tuohy families link to Michael Oher may have been a rare occurence, and that's why there's a movie about it, but if we all looked out for each other a little more, despite color boundaries, despite class boundaries and just showed a little love and extended a helping hand when we could, the world would be a better place.

The Tuohy's didn't just extend a hand, they extended their hearts and lives.