Bullock at her best

Rating: 7/10 (13 December 2009)

Although the plot is depressing at times, the story is positive and heart-warming. Personally I don't like movies circling around sports too much and I don't even understand Football, so these parts eluded me. However, Sandra Bullock definitely had a role of her life with an excellent performance. Because the story is sentimental it would have been easy to screw up the movie by a weaker actress. Unfortunately, I was a bit unhappy with the performance of Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher. Oher's character comes across as too sluggish so it is difficult to believe that he pulled off his achievements. The whole Tuohy family also remains a bit undifferentiated except Jae Head who also plays a great role as S.J. Overall, it is a very encouraging movie about courage, (white) privilege (or the lack of it), and how to make a change.