A great story addressing many issues at once

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2014)

The story is a great one indeed. A rare tale about the love of a family can change a life of one and touch the hearts of many. The story nicely touch on issues as diverse as pure and simple love, racial pretenses and stereotypes, handling adversity, trust, and motherhood. And still, this movie can deliver all those moments with some very funny laugh spots. I like how Sandra Bullock acted out here, just the right level of accent, facial expressions and body gestures to get into her character. We can see her portraying moments of being affected without having to shed any tear. Tim McGraw and Jae Head gives the needed depth in building the story's crucial points. Kathy Bates gives it a nice touch an the short duration she's in. One thing that disturbs me quite a bit is Lily Collins' eyebrows LOL.