We saw a movie trailer on a recent DVD rental for The Blind Side, the story of Michael Oher’s journey from the projects of Memphis to the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, thanks to his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
We saw this movie a while ago and loved it. The whole time I watched it I kept thinking “this could never happen,” but the truth is it did happen. And just when I thought it was getting hokey, there would be some dynamite scene with Sandra Bullock which would floor me. I don’t typically watch movies more than once but seeing the trailer tonight makes me want to watch the whole movie again.
One of the best things about The Blind Side is its excellent casting. Everyone seems perfectly cast for their roles. Nothing turns me off of a movie supposedly set in the South than to hear a fake Southern accent. Bullock is a Southern girl who can do the accent. Well, she’s southern Germany, mostly. That’s where she spent her youth, but she did go to ECU and was born in Virginia. She is so intense and believable that her scenes make me smile. To think that Julia Roberts was first cast in this role is laughable. I can’t see her ever pulling off the accent in a believable way.
If you haven’t seen this movie, give it a watch. I think you’ll enjoy it.