Excellent Family Film for the Xmas Season, Go Sandra, Go!

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2009)

Another lovely family seen on DVD during the festive season. For a Brit living in south east Asia most of the time, I think a narrative caption explaining to a non-American and non-enthusiast of US football who is lawrence Taylor - would have been appreciated, opening scene of the football match didn't do it for me I am afraid and was the weakest part of the film.
I loved this film, similar for me like Juno and yes, it has Oscar potential. Sandra Bullock was average in The proposal and disappointing in All About Steve, this was her at her best and clearly she must have some enthusiasm for US football - but what with this Tennessee/Mississippi thing? Can someone please explain.
Big Mike was great. Nice simple story in essence of an affluent American family doing a good turn for a homeless coloured kid; the football element I think was secondary to the social integration which Big Mike was trying to experience at school and in the new family home. Even his real Mum in her short role was a star.
Does an American football player really have to have brains to progress his career? God help some of the English soccer players if there was ever such a requirement applied by the British FA! Did wonder what the husband did all day with his work/business to be sop affluent and allow Sandra bullock carte-blanche pretty much on running her family life and other peoples as well. Thought the children characters in the movie were a little stiff and unimpressive but this was really a film vehicle for Sandra bullock to really excel, she dominated this film much more than big Mike.
OK, I finally got to understand about The Blind Side as part of the football game but as I said, i thought football was secondary in this films. It was well directed, overall well acted and it is quirky comedy which will make you happy at the cinema or on DVD