A Diamond in the Rough!!

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2009)

I think i might have had preconceptions when thinking about wanting to watch this movie or not. The trailer was good and so it did its job of enticing me straight in to watch this film. I notice a lot these days that there aren't any true story type movies in circulation any more, i guess its a dying breed and quite a rarity with not many people wanting to take a chance on such a story.
I bet that anyone who would have read this script would have jumped at the chance to work on this film (me included). I thought that the casting of Sandra Bullock was an odd one at first judging by her acting roles in the past (Miss Congeniality, Speed, etc etc) but then again this was another one of my misconceptions coming back to haunt me. I decided to take a chance on this one and boy I'm thankful for it. Bullock executed her role down to a tee, i think what grabbed me most about her performance is how convincing she can be in her roles especially in The Blind Side. Its quite a difficult thing to do but i feel like she conveys so much more through her eyes, it sounds odd but i think when Bullock is in front of the camera, she can act with such emotion that it can bring so much more to the story and i think that its quite a gift to be able to do that, Im not sure if many other actresses could be so believable, sure there will be some but i think Sandra nailed it!
We shouldn't also forget about Quinton Aaron, for such a 'newcomer' i think he stepped up to the plate and gave a very memorable performance and also executed ' his role perfectly and i hope he gets more great scripts like The Blind Side because he could be one to watch. The classic story line where the struggling kid on the wrong side of town ends up getting in school with a little bit of extra help has been seen before (Coach Carter, 2005) and previous to that, with this plot though, i feel as though there is more to it, obviously the fact that a black man being accepted into a white Christian home where racism is still prevalent in society is another interesting take on this 'classic' plot. I'm some-what glad that i saw this film because it does remind us that we are in uncertain times but it just goes to show that with a lot of hope, faith and courage that it seems nothing is impossible.
Thank you for this movie, it made my day!