The Blind Side

I laughed, I cried, I tried to move in with a rich white lady.



Ok so if I said I did not like The Blind Side I would be lying to you. Being a hard bitten cynic all it really takes is the schmaltziest storyline having to do with a poor kid doing good and I am hooked like big mouthed bass. If this is also you, then rent this movie now, even before you finish reading this review. You may forget this movie in a week, but while you watch it you will be glued to it.

Why would you forget this movie so quickly? Let’s just say that it belongs to that group of movies based on a true story which you know was dramatically altered to make it more of a Hollywood movie. Things just fall into place in the film which are really complex. I mean if I need to go grocery shopping I have to run to the bank, organize two people’s schedules and take work calls the entire time. The family in the movie seemed to posses a magic wand which made their adoption of a gigantic black adolescent a pretty simple affair.

In short it is a feel good movie staring an attractive Sandra Bullock. It will not tax your brain cells or make you worry about much of anything. There are a few chuckles in the movie and no matter how much the story was changed the basic story did happen so you can hang your hat on that, I guess.

The acting was okay in some cases crappy in others. I’m talking to you, NCAA lady and boy who played precocious little boy. If you are alone rent it, cry, cheer and then tell no one of the two hours you spent in front of this movie. If you have a lady friend it would not be a bad movie to watch especially if you then go on to adopt a large black boy of your own. That will get you laid for sure.

Rent this movie if:

1. You are into inspirational sports films.
2. You have a milfy thing for the Bullock.
3. You are a sucker for the sap.

Buy this movie if:

1. You are a promise keeper.
2. You need to watch the movie twice in order to figure out that rich people have this superpower called money that pretty much let’s them do whatever the fuck they want with no advance thinking or possibility of suffering from repercussions.
3. Bullock, Bullock, Bullock!!!

If you are interested in buying this DVD here is a link to Amazon where you can get it at a reasonable price: