Michael Oher, a young black teenager is taken in by the Tuohy’s, a wealthy white family in Memphis, Tennessee. Based on a true story, Michael is given opportunities that transform his life.
That is a pretty pitiful synopsis; nevertheless, you can probably guess the rest. You know, one of those feel good sports flicks. In all honesty I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did. I expected it to be way sappy and overly melodramatic. And, yes it has it’s moments of cliché sports drama, but overall the story is much more about Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and how this boy changes her life.
Bullock does a great job, and for the first time in years, is in an age appropriate role. Entertaining and clever dialogue keep the obnoxiously predictable storyline in check as it does run over two hours. This won’t go down in history as a great sports movie, or even an amazing biopic, but it was cute and fun.
* * ½ Rentable
Rated PG -13 (who knows why, it was like watching a Disney Cartoon)
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