A truly inspiring movie

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2010)

In the movie The Blind Side, Sandra Bullock does a great job portraying Leigh Anne Tuohy, the wife of a successful fast-food entrepreneur and the mother of two children who ends up taking in a homeless teenager who also happens to be African American.
Although this movie has a numerous areas that are serious, Sandra doesn't disappoint in getting the audience to laugh in this movie written and directed by John Lee Hancock.
Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, has a long way to go to become the football star he is today. In fact, he never even played football before meeting the Tuohy family. The Tuohy family takes him in on the first night they meet him and they end up raising Oher to become an integral part of a team as their left tackle.
Although this movie has a few misses in a few scenes, Hancock does a good job of getting the performances he needs out of the actors in this movie.
Tim McGraw plays the husband who can't tell his wife no and because of that often finds himself in Leigh Anne's shadow however there are times in the film where he makes her character seem warmer. During the first part of the film, Leigh Anne comes across as being a tough parent but finds herself going through changes and learning more about herself. The Blind Side is a movie about how a family transforms itself and not just about how Leigh Ann made Michael Oher into a football star.
The truly inspiring part of the movie comes after the credits start to roll as we are given a view into the life of the real Michael Oher and Tuohy family. The Blind Side is a sentimental movie that will pull on your heart strings.