I went in to this movie with my dad and his girlfriend with very, very, low expectations. A film starring Sandra Bullock, based on the true story of a wealthy southern family, helping an abandoned African American kid get into college and pro football, just had to be the perfect, cheesy, Thanks Giving holiday, film. I bought a coke and chocolate covered peanuts, snuggled into my parka and comfy movie seat ready for failure on every level.Instead, I got to see a very well made and acted movie. I was so surprised by how simply the filmmakers took this sure-to-be-sad-happy-cutesy story and created a nicely done film.
Sandra Bullock gives a great performance. The critics aren't lying.
The entire cast is talented. The story is smooth and doesn't hover on the negative, nor does is dwell on the positive. It's all there, tastefully.
It's a difficult story to tell. By this I mean, rich meets poor, white meets black, the ghetto south meets the southern bell. The balance between these two worlds is painful to pull off in the art of filmmaking. The Blind Side wasn't perfect, but it came damn close.
At the end of the day, this is a film about a real family that took in a boy without a family and some how became his family. It's an amazing feat in this day and age.
This film makes you think, reflect and wonder. Isn't that what you want from a movie? To be entertained and challenged?
I recommend this film to any audience.
You should see it.
