The Blind Side
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20 November 2009 (USA) more
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The story of Michael Oher, an 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. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 nominations more
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I felt inspired more (77 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)Sandra Bullock | ... | Leigh Anne Tuohy | |
Tim McGraw | ... | Sean Tuohy | |
Quinton Aaron | ... | Michael Oher | |
Jae Head | ... | S.J. Tuohy | |
Lily Collins | ... | Collins Tuohy | |
Ray McKinnon | ... | Coach Cotton | |
Kim Dickens | ... | Mrs. Boswell | |
Adriane Lenox | ... | Denise Oher | |
Kathy Bates | ... | Miss Sue | |
Catherine Dyer | ... | Mrs. Smith | |
Andy Stahl | ... | Principal Sandstrom | |
Tom Nowicki | ... | Literature Teacher | |
Libby Whittemore | ... | Sarcastic Teacher | |
Brian Hollan | ... | Jay Collins | |
Melody Weintraub | ... | History Teacher |
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Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references.
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USA:128 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #45677)
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Trivia:
As of the 2009-10 season, former Mississippi basketball superstar Sean Tuohy was entering his ninth season as a broadcaster for the NBA Memphis Grizzlies. As depicted in the movie, Tuohy also has a successful fast food business. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie's introduction credits former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor with making the left tackle the second most important and highest paid position in the NFL after quarterback. This is a gross exaggeration and oversimplification. Among the top 10 highest paid players in 2008, only two were quarterbacks and only one was a left tackle (Flozell Adams). Taylor, as the NFL's first dominant blitzing linebacker, did force NFL coaches to make adjustments to their formations, personnel, play calling and schemes. But left tackle was already a key position before Taylor's emergence and his impact went beyond one position. more
Quotes:
Leigh Anne Touhy: Michael, I want you to have a good time but if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock, I will crawl into the car, drive up to Oxford and cut off your penis.
S.J. Tuohy: She's not kidding.
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S.J. Tuohy: She's not kidding.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.43)" (2009) more
Review: NFL pick's story is nice, slow-moving
Friday, November 20, 2009
The Blind Side
Drama. Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Quinton Aaron. Directed by John Lee Hancock. (PG-13. 126 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.)This is the real-life story of Michael Oher, who in 2009 was a first-round NFL draft pick. It's a good story. If someone were telling you this story, you might say, "Wow. That's something." Even so, the narrative is not quite big enough to bear the weight and significance that writer-director John Lee Hancock tries to attach to it. "The Blind Side" runs 126 minutes - there are versions of "Hamlet" that are shorter - and lingers over every nuance of this young man's journey. And though the movie engenders a fair amount of sincere emotion, at times the hearts and flowers feel pushed.
Seven years ago, Hancock made a terrific movie called "The Rookie," another real-life tale about the redemptive power of sports, but what Hancock had going for him in that film was a grown-up protagonist who knew he had to succeed, that his life depended on it. In "The Blind Side," Hancock has at the film's center an unformed teenager, who doesn't want much or know much, and who is thus in no position to drive a story forward.
That responsibility falls to Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, a well-off Southern woman, a full-steam-ahead type with lots of guts, highly developed protective instincts and complete self-confidence. When she meets Michael and realizes his circumstances, she impulsively invites him into her home, and gradually this African American teenager becomes a member of this white, Republican Mississippi family.
Bullock is most of the fun here. As a Southerner herself, she gives the impression of knowing Leigh Anne inside out - her sense of justice, her resourcefulness and her willful lack of sentiment, which is a cover for a vulnerable inner life. Bullock brings wit and incisive observation to the role, a familiar combination for this actress, whose charm sometimes causes people to overlook her skill. Tim McGraw offers warm support as her husband, a fast-food magnate who somehow isn't 250 pounds.
"The Blind Side" is never dull, but it's rarely more than gently entertaining. As Michael, Quinton Aaron lumbers through his performance with a look of sensitivity and bewilderment, which is right for the character but problematic in terms of the movie's energy. In directing the film, Hancock takes his time, which is a good thing, but then after a while he starts taking your time, and that's not so good. Still, this filmmaker is too talented to ever drop the ball.
College football aficionados may find more to enjoy here - inside jokes, riffs on the rivalries between various teams and cameo appearances by famous coaches, including Nick Saban, Tommy Tuberville, Houston Nutt, Tom Lemming and Lou Holtz.
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