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Nov062009
Review - The Blind Side
November 6, 2009
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When I was younger I had a teacher who used to tell all her students to KISS (Keep It Simple Student). It was a funny, helpful and true saying that helped a lot of people get through middle school. Sandra Bullock's latest film, The Blind Side, gives a KISS to Hollywood and the feel-good genre of uplifting movies.
Keeping It Simple is what this movie seems to do best. Not that this is a bad thing, as the simplicity seems to help keep the movie in a wholesome and family (and I mean the whole family, not the High School Musical family) oriented realm. I would very easily recommend this to anyone with a family, or someone like my Mom. Being that this movie is coming out the same weekend as the new Twilight film, I think that recommendation is an easy one to make. Mom drops the crazed teenage daughter off at the crappy sequel, Mom goes and enjoys a better movie. Hopefully this helps with its box office earnings.
The acting in this movie is about par, much like how I felt about the rest of the movie. I didn't feel like anyone really stood out. Sandra Bullock doesn't exactly mail-in her performance, she does a pretty good job as the loving mother. Tim McGraw plays Tim McGraw, which is ok for this role. Kathy Bates makes an appearance near the end of the 2nd act of the movie and does well, though I feel like she missed a couple really opportune comedic beats. The kid who plays SJ (Jae Head) gets the most laughs in the film but overall doesn't really out shine anyone, and maybe that’s a good thing.
I liked this movie, really I did. The simplicity of it really doesn't hurt or help the film. It does deal with some issues that could have gotten more complicated (racism, stereotyping, drug use, etc...), but like I said early I think keeping these issues simple helped keep this movie viewable for the whole family. The movie does give out a great message about being different and having faith in people, but personally I would have loved to see them dive into the real life issues behind the feel-good story. Overall though, the film is fun, heartwarming and very family friendly. Just don't look for anyone to be winning any Oscars with this KISS.
3.5/5
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When I was younger I had a teacher who used to tell all her students to KISS (Keep It Simple Student). It was a funny, helpful and true saying that helped a lot of people get through middle school. Sandra Bullock's latest film, The Blind Side, gives a KISS to Hollywood and the feel-good genre of uplifting movies.
Keeping It Simple is what this movie seems to do best. Not that this is a bad thing, as the simplicity seems to help keep the movie in a wholesome and family (and I mean the whole family, not the High School Musical family) oriented realm. I would very easily recommend this to anyone with a family, or someone like my Mom. Being that this movie is coming out the same weekend as the new Twilight film, I think that recommendation is an easy one to make. Mom drops the crazed teenage daughter off at the crappy sequel, Mom goes and enjoys a better movie. Hopefully this helps with its box office earnings.
The acting in this movie is about par, much like how I felt about the rest of the movie. I didn't feel like anyone really stood out. Sandra Bullock doesn't exactly mail-in her performance, she does a pretty good job as the loving mother. Tim McGraw plays Tim McGraw, which is ok for this role. Kathy Bates makes an appearance near the end of the 2nd act of the movie and does well, though I feel like she missed a couple really opportune comedic beats. The kid who plays SJ (Jae Head) gets the most laughs in the film but overall doesn't really out shine anyone, and maybe that’s a good thing.
I liked this movie, really I did. The simplicity of it really doesn't hurt or help the film. It does deal with some issues that could have gotten more complicated (racism, stereotyping, drug use, etc...), but like I said early I think keeping these issues simple helped keep this movie viewable for the whole family. The movie does give out a great message about being different and having faith in people, but personally I would have loved to see them dive into the real life issues behind the feel-good story. Overall though, the film is fun, heartwarming and very family friendly. Just don't look for anyone to be winning any Oscars with this KISS.
3.5/5
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