An overrated feel-good movie with an overrated Oscar

Rating: 6/10 (28 March 2010)

"The Blind Side" is a decent movie about some decent people who gave a decent young man a chance at life. Unfortunately, that's about as exciting as it gets. As a feel-good movie, it pales in comparison to many other films I would place in the same category. Take "October Sky" as an example. It has many similarities to "The Blind Side." Both are about a teen-ager who has had little encouragement in his life and an adult who sees potential and nurtures it. Both have positive outcomes. And both are based on true stories. But "October Sky" gave us a much more compelling story and kept us more emotionally involved. The fault may lie partly on the subject matter, but I believe there it more to it than that. I, for one, believe Sandra Bullock's Oscar was one of the least deserved in recent history. I may be no drama expert, like some who are on the message board claim to be, but to me her performance was uninspired. All in all, much of the time while I was watching the movie it seemed like something I'd seen a million times on the Hallmark Hall of Fame channel or a Lifetime movie of the week.