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Well, I was gob-smacked when it was announced that The Blind Side took a Best Picture nomination instead of Invictus! It just didn't seem like Oscar Best Picture material at all and now after watching it, I just don't see why it was nominated. I mean, it was an enjoyable film but no way did this deserve that much credit especially over a film by Clint Eastwood!! The best credit I can give The Blind Side is that it is an inspiring true story that would have and did turn out a good film. Another slight problem I did have was that the American football game did make enough sense for me to enjoy the games because I just had no clue what was going on. Just by looking at the poster, it is a VERY American film! It seemed like something Disney would make but Disney are better than that!
The Blind Side tells the story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Sandra Bullock has been a yo-yo actress her whole career where she would be good and where she would be bad. Now, for her performance in The Blind Side, it was good but how in the flying FUCK did she win Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Leading Actress, Golden Globe for Best Actress Drama and most shockingly the Academy Award for Best Leading Actress?! Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and even Gabourney Sibide deserved it more than Sandra Bullock especially after she won a Razzie the night before. I mean, yeah they're different films but winning the worst and the best award in 2 nights is just shocking! So, Bullock was good but not brilliant like the others were. I liked Quinton Aaron's performance as Michael Oher. He had that innocence to him but had quite a dark side as well that we do see as the film progresses. I tell you one underrated performance in this film was from Jae Head who plays SJ (the young son of the family). He made me laugh on some occasions and played the character really well. As far as Lilly Collins goes who plays Collins Tuohy, we may not have seen her very much in the film but DAMN she is HOT!
Weird that director John Lee Hancock previously did The Alamo which didn't succeed very well and then does The Blind Side that got a Best Picture nomination (unbeknownst to us). I think if he made it epic and emotional enough for the audience, it would have deserved the Best Picture nomination but it wasn't quite epic or emotional enough. I wouldn't call The Blind Side a family film but I would call it friendly enough for 10+ year old kids to watch.
Overall, The Blind Side is an enjoyable film that is entertaining but unfortunately overhyped by the Academy and robbed Invictus and others. It's not all about the American football like it seems like to be from the poster.
7/10
