Her Movie Reviews

It seems like every year, a sports movie comes along that keeps us reaching for our dreams. I guess it’s because almost everyone enjoys these things.  It’s the underdog fighting for their chance, their dream.  Who can’t get behind something like that?  And so like every other year, 2009 didn’t disappoint.  This time it’s with the new Sandra Bullock movie, The Blind Side. And the best part of this “just another sports movie” is that this one is really good.  Of course every inspirational sports movie has to have a good story (that always seem to be extraordinarily true), so this one is no different, but its really the acting that make this movie shine.  Sandra Bullock is just great in this film.  She plays an upper-middle class housewife who takes it upon herself to take in a really big, homeless, African American child and raise him as her own. Through her nurturing and no back-talking sass, she raises the boy to be an NFL caliber football player.  It’s a heartwarming, family-friendly, all around decent film. And it provides a good mix of comedy and drama that keeps you crying (well not crying, I am a dude after all) and laughing.  Alongside Bullock comes Jae Head playing her younger son that milks every delivered line for all its cuteness.  Some Friday Night Light fans may remember him as Riggins wide-eyed, annoying neighbor that liked to give him two thumbs up (“Hey Tim Riggins!”).  And it seems like he hasn’t changed at all for this film, but damn does he play the part well.  You also have Kathy Bates, Lily Collins (Phil Collins daughter), and Tim Mcgraw that play their parts well and round out the cast. Finally there is Quinton Aaron, who plays the kindest, most polite kid from the wrong side of the tracks that you’ve ever seen.  You fall in love with him and of course get behind him like any good inspirational movie should do.  So like you’ve been suckered into the sports movies before, get suckered again, this one is worth it.

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