There certainly has been a slew of advertising for the new Sandra Bullock movie, The Blind Side new at the theater this weekend.
The Blind Side stars Bullock, and Tim McGraw in a true story about Micheal Oher who just this spring as drafted in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL as an offensive tackle. His journey to the NFL was not an easy one and this movie picks up is life at about 16 years of age or so.
Bullock and McGraw star as Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy. A very well to do southern married couple that live in Memphis with their two young children. Their kids attend a private school where they cross paths with "Big Mike" (Micheal). His story is very sad. He is basically homeless, with one shirt and a pair of shorts. His father is dead, and his mom is on crack. Big Mike, has never had any kind of life whatsoever. The Tuohy's, lead by Leigh Ann take him in to their home, and give him a chance. That is the basic plot here. But there's more to this movie than just a simple plot.
TBS is a well done, well told movie that reminds us that though we all are fallible, and so are our characters in this movie, but there still are some really generous people all around us. I think all of us like to think that people with great means, are still thoughtful enough to give back and make a difference. This family really did save this young man, and it's a story worth telling.
From a movie standpoint Sandra Bullock is in a new kind of role here we've not seen her in before. And that's refreshing. She is powerful and commanding as the stubborn southern belle woman that you both can love and hate at the same time. Bullock has never branched out this far, she's never looked better on screen and never been better in front of the camera. Far and away the best role of her career as a grown up actress.
It also embraces the really smart idea of a good sports movie. Although Michael's destiny is football in college and the NFL, this is a movie far more about life than football. I always think those sports stories make the best sports movies. When there's a story worth telling, and sports just happens to be in thread that runs through the script and not become the script.
TBS has a few peaks and valleys. A slow spot or two, some of the dialogue and formula is basic and predictable but it's not in the way here. The Blind Side is a powerful story that makes you feel good, and that's not a bad thing while at the movies. I liked every frame of this movie.
The Blind Side. Good for virtually everyone. Well done, very well done.
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