The Blind Side

The Blind Side
Directed by John Lee Hancock

The Blind Side mengambil kisah nyata seorang pemuda yang pergi dari pengabaian untuk sukses sebagai pemain sepak bola pro dan memperlakukan dengan hormat. Film tidak banyak menjual apa yang ada, pada wajah itu, sudah menarik. Sudah hampir tidak mungkin untuk menggambarkan alur cerita tanpa terdengar menyakitkan inspirasional: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, Be Kind Rewind), seorang raksasa tapi lembut remaja Afrika-Amerika di Tennessee, akan diambil dalam oleh seorang baik-untuk-melakukan keluarga putih; sang ibu, Leigh Anne Touhy (Sandra Bullock), mendorong dan ibu anak itu, yang akhirnya memenangkan beasiswa sepakbola University of Mississippi. Di tangan yang salah, ini bisa saja cengeng, manipulatif, dan merendahkan. Untuk kredit penulis-sutradara John Lee Hancock, mengadaptasi Michael Lewis's diakui buku, hasilnya adalah cerdas, asli, dan bergantian lucu dan bergerak. Leigh Anne bisa dengan mudah telah grandstanding dan saleh, tetapi tidak Bullock menghindar darinya sia-sia dan mendominasi sisi. Adegan sepak bola akan mencengkeram bahkan untuk non-penggemar olahraga karena mereka sudah begitu berhasil didasarkan pada kehidupan emosional Michael. All-around cor padat termasuk bintang musik country Tim McGraw, pint-sized Jae Head (Hancock), dan Kathy Bates sebagai guru yang dipandu Michael keberhasilan akademis. Jangan terkejut jika Anda tidak dapat menjaga diri sendiri dari menonton semua foto kehidupan nyata Michael, Leigh Anne, dan anggota keluarga lainnya yang ditampilkan dalam kredit, pada akhir film, Anda akan peduli pada mereka semua. - Bret Fetzer

The Blind Side takes the true story of a young man who went from abandonment to success as a pro-football player and treats it with respect. The movie doesn't oversell what is, on the face of it, already compelling. It's almost impossible to describe the plot without sounding painfully inspirational: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, Be Kind Rewind), a hulking but gentle African-American teen in Tennessee, gets taken in by a well-to-do white family; the mother, Leigh Anne Touhy (Sandra Bullock), pushes and mothers the boy, who eventually wins a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi. In the wrong hands, this could have been maudlin, manipulative, and condescending. To the credit of writer-director John Lee Hancock, adapting Michael Lewis's acclaimed book, the result is intelligent, genuine, and alternately funny and moving. Leigh Anne could easily have been grandstanding and virtuous, but Bullock doesn't shy away from her vain and domineering side. The football scenes will be gripping even to non-sports fans because they've been so successfully grounded in Michael's emotional life. The all-around solid cast includes country music star Tim McGraw, pint-sized Jae Head (Hancock), and Kathy Bates as the tutor who guided Michael's academic success. Don't be surprised if you can't keep yourself from watching all the real-life photos of Michael, Leigh Anne, and the rest of the family that are featured in the credits; by the end of the movie, you will care about them all. --Bret Fetzer

Sandra Bullock finally shows us how good she can be
My wife and I just went to a double-feature. I picked AVATAR and she picked THE BLIND SIDE. Now, there couldn't be two movies on a different plateau than AVATAR and BLIND SIDE, but I'm so glad that she brought me to see this movie. AVATAR, I gave 4 stars, BLIND SIDE, 5 stars. BLIND SIDE, for what it was, was flawless.

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Directed by John Lee Hancock