acting merit

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2009)

There's a lot of accolades out there for Sandra B. She does a fine job. But if this is her best role ever: She still has a lot of room for improvement. We're not certain about her Southern accent: Why does it come and go? We're not sure why she is getting a lot more positive critical press than Quintin Aaron (Big Mike). After watching the movie; one feels that Quintin WAS Michael. He transformed. That is what acting is all about. If 'acting' were the football field; Sandra gets slammed. Seems rather ironic that just because Sandra Bullock has a 'name' that all the acting accolades are pointed towards her. In fact; I would say all four main actors (including the young boy) actually did a better job than Ms. Bullock. But the winner is clearly Quintin. Hmmm. Is there something 'stinky' about Quintin not getting much attention? Is it possibly because he's not pretty and white? MbF