The Blind Side
Big teenager Michael (Quinton Aaron) is surviving on his lonesome, virtually homeless, when he is spotted on the road by the well-to-do Leigh Anne Tuhoy (Sandra Bullock, in her Oscar winning role). Learning that he is one of her daughter's classmates, Leigh Anne insists Michael stay at the Tuhoy home for the night.
What starts out as a gesture of kindness turns into something more as Michael becomes part of the family and Leigh Anne takes a keen interest in his grades, his American football form and the company he keeps.
Based on a true story.
- Director:
- John Lee Hancock ('The Rookie')
- Writer:
- John Lee Hancock
- Cast:
- Sandra BullockTim McGrawQuinton AaronJae HeadLily CollinsKathy Bates
Reviews & comments
TVNZ
pressI can see why The Blind Side did well in America and I can see how it will resonate with some here.
Total Film
pressMassaging the facts for extra movie sentimentalism, Hancock’s drama has a severe case of selective myopia. As feel-good multiplex fodder goes, however, it’s an emotional smartbomb.
The New York Times
pressThe film, not unsurprisingly for a holiday- (and football-) season release from a major Hollywood studio, plays this story straight down the middle, shedding nuance and complication in favor of maximum uplift.
Newshub
pressIt was in the very ho-hum almost lazy movie-by-numbers way this film was delivered which sucked all the drama from it.
Hollywood Reporter
pressBullock is an irrepressible hoot in writer-director John Lee Hancock's otherwise thoroughly conventional take on Michael Lewis' fact-based book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game."
Empire Magazine
pressBullock delivers a towering performance that grabs the movie and the Oscar race by the scruff of the neck. You will be moved, but at the price of any nuance or complexity.
This is a story about Michael who is a big guy who is virtually homeless. Leigh Ann played in an Oscar winning role by Sandra Bullock takes him in when his walking late one night on the side of the road. He slowly becomes part of the family. With Leigh Ann's help he plays football and is so good he gets a college scholarship. This is an inspirational true...
...it is frightening. Not the original story mind you, but the way it is being conveyed to us by Director Hancock. Both the acting and the script are atrocious. While the true story from which the film is inspired is truly remarkable, this motion picture is so incredibly condescending it makes this young black man looks like a pet dog and what is supposed...
Not to totally disagree with the Flick review, being a "true" story it seems often difficult to compete with the fictitious, but this is a feel good movie we could benefit from seeing.
some bits were maybe blown out of proportion but I didn't care. The Blind Side is a heart felt story. All of the bits were good and it's a great version of book (I never read)
There is something to be said about movies based on true-life events and what they do to inspire one to examine their values of selflessness and humanitarianism. It certainly had me thinking about whether I would be brave enough to do the same if I was in such a position. Quinton Aaron did a great job portraying the innocence and vulnerability of Big...
Flicks got it somewhat right in that this is a sugar coated version of the truth but what's wrong with feeling good. If you want a smile, check it out.
TVNZ
pressI can see why The Blind Side did well in America and I can see how it will resonate with some here.
Total Film
pressMassaging the facts for extra movie sentimentalism, Hancock’s drama has a severe case of selective myopia. As feel-good multiplex fodder goes, however, it’s an emotional smartbomb.
The New York Times
pressThe film, not unsurprisingly for a holiday- (and football-) season release from a major Hollywood studio, plays this story straight down the middle, shedding nuance and complication in favor of maximum uplift.
Newshub
pressIt was in the very ho-hum almost lazy movie-by-numbers way this film was delivered which sucked all the drama from it.
Hollywood Reporter
pressBullock is an irrepressible hoot in writer-director John Lee Hancock's otherwise thoroughly conventional take on Michael Lewis' fact-based book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game."
Empire Magazine
pressBullock delivers a towering performance that grabs the movie and the Oscar race by the scruff of the neck. You will be moved, but at the price of any nuance or complexity.
This is a story about Michael who is a big guy who is virtually homeless. Leigh Ann played in an Oscar winning role by Sandra Bullock takes him in when his walking late one night on the side of the road. He slowly becomes part of the family. With Leigh Ann's help he plays football and is so good he gets a college scholarship. This is an inspirational true...
...it is frightening. Not the original story mind you, but the way it is being conveyed to us by Director Hancock. Both the acting and the script are atrocious. While the true story from which the film is inspired is truly remarkable, this motion picture is so incredibly condescending it makes this young black man looks like a pet dog and what is supposed...
Not to totally disagree with the Flick review, being a "true" story it seems often difficult to compete with the fictitious, but this is a feel good movie we could benefit from seeing.
some bits were maybe blown out of proportion but I didn't care. The Blind Side is a heart felt story. All of the bits were good and it's a great version of book (I never read)
There is something to be said about movies based on true-life events and what they do to inspire one to examine their values of selflessness and humanitarianism. It certainly had me thinking about whether I would be brave enough to do the same if I was in such a position. Quinton Aaron did a great job portraying the innocence and vulnerability of Big...
Flicks got it somewhat right in that this is a sugar coated version of the truth but what's wrong with feeling good. If you want a smile, check it out.
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