The Blind Side Movie Review

Director:

John Lee Hancock

Writers:

John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis


 Cast

			Quinton Aaron as Michael "Big Mike" Oher Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy Kathy Bates as Miss Sue Lily Collins as Collins Tuohy Jae Head as Sean "S.J." Tuohy, Jr. Ray McKinnon as Coach Cotton Kim Dickens as Mrs. Boswell Adriane Lenox as Denise Oher
			Original Soundtrack
			A soundtrack consisting of the songs played in this movie was not released, however the score soundtrack by Carter Burwell was. The movie consisted of 23 songs with artists including Young MC, Lucy Woodward, The Books, Canned Heat, Five for Fighting.
			The Review
			The blind side is a true story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Michael Oher, a troubled youth who never knew his father and whose mother struggled with drug addiction, manages to escape a tragic life on the streets through American football. The story starts when Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron is spotted on the street by Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock. Learning that the young man is one of her daughter's classmates, Leigh Anne insists that Michael who wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter at that time come out of the cold. Without a moment's hesitation, she invites him to stay at the Tuohy home for the night. What starts out as a sign of kindness turns into something more as Michael becomes part of the Tuohy family despite the differences in race, culture and status within the society even as Leigh Anne's rich friends wonder what she is doing. One even suggests that her teenage daughter Collins is not safe around him, much to Leigh Anne's disgust. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. And as the family helps Michael fulfill his potential, both on and off the football field, Michael's presence in the Tuohys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. I love watching this movie simply because of the honesty in this story of Michael Oher. Movies about racial prejudice are something I really like to watch as I can see it from a lot of different perspectives. But I want to make it clear that I do not like racist. In fact, I really hate them! As we are living in this era of globalization, I find racist as disgusting and ridiculous. Back to the movie, The Blind Side, the script from director John Lee Hancock, based on the book by Michael Lewis, is fairly straightforward. You know where it's going to go and how the story is going to play out, but not to a fault. The Blind Side is a rare feel-good picture where you actually feel good for most of it, either thanks to the charm of Bullock or the film's surprisingly funny scenes with the super-confident SJ and the quiet giant Big Mike.