The Blind Side

I am a football fan. OK, fanatic more accurately describes me. I have not read Michael Lewis' book (yet) but I am a fan of Sandra Bullock and so when you put the two together, it was obvious that I should see this movie. The movie starts out depicting the reason why football is so dangerous in showing former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theisman's knee bent in a way it is not supposed to be bent. Sandra Bullock does a voice over explaining that this is the reason that protecting the quarterback's blind side is so important. The movie than goes into the story of how Michael Oher overcame poverty through learning to trust because of Leigh Anne Tuohy (Bullock) and family and became an NFL player. Tim McGraw, in addition to being nice to look at, a good singer, family man and husband to the equally beautiful Faith Hill, is a good actor as Sean Tuohy the somewhat spineless sidekick of a husband. Besides Bullock, Jae Head helps to make the movie in his portrayal of little brother S.J.--priceless. This is your typical overcoming obstacles, good-hearted movie but I still give it two thumbs up in the hopes that they don't get bent like Theisman's leg.