A based-on-real -life, up-from-the bottom, feel-good movieReleased 11-20-09
PG-13 (2:06)
Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, 2009 at PP with Fran and Christine
RT: 73% cag: 90%
Director: John Lee Hancock
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw portray real-life Memphis, Tennessee residents Leigh Annd and Sean Tuohy, who "adopted" a homeless black teen and helped him become the successful NFL football player that he is today. Mike Oher was smart, almost-silent, polite, huge, unschooled -- and homeless. He somehow got a chance to go to school in a private Christian school on the "other side" of town, and Leigh Anne Tuohyfigured out his dire straights and brought him home. One night turned into becoming his legal guardian. The two Tuohy children figure hugely into the story. And it's a wonderful, heart-warming story. Really well done. Really thoughtful. Even the football games are interesting. That Leigh Anne is one ball-of-fire! Sandra Bullock is great - so is Tim McGraw (who knew?) -- the whole cast really works (the young son, SJ, is GREAT). Lots of laughs, a few tears shed - a great Thanksgiving movie.
During the credits, there are videos and photographs of the REAL Mike Oher, the REAL Tuohys, NFL videos - good stuff. A perfect way to end the movie.
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