Insipiring family film

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 2009)

When Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock), a wealthy Memphis wife and mother, meets homeless teen Mike Oher (Quinton Aaron), she brings him into her home as one of the family.
The movie, based on a true story, is fairly predictable as it heads toward its happy and tear-jerking ending, but it's told so well that it's never corny or maudlin. The traumas Mike endured early in life are alluded to rather than graphically shown, and one is left with overwhelming admiration for him and the Tuohy family. Sandra Bullock is great as the feisty Leigh Anne and singer Tim McGraw is very likable as her husband. Quinton Aaron is excellent as the abandoned child who went on to graduate from college and play professional football. Many real-life college football coaches play themselves as Mike is wooed by all the top schools. Highly recommended.