The Blind Side | 
| Director: John Lee Hancock
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $28.98
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Rating:  390 reviews
Sales Rank: 26
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD110426D
UPC: 883929086696
EAN: 0883929086696
ASIN: B002VECM6S
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 2009
Release Date: March 23, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
THE STORY OF MICHAEL OHER, A HOMELESS AND TRAUMATIZED BOY WHO BECAME AN ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AND FIRST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK WITH THE HELP OF A CARING WOMAN AND HER FAMILY.
Amazon.com
The Blind Side takes the true story of a young man who went from abandonment to success as a pro-football player and treats it with respect. The movie doesn't oversell what is, on the face of it, already compelling. It's almost impossible to describe the plot without sounding painfully inspirational: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, Be Kind Rewind), a hulking but gentle African-American teen in Tennessee, gets taken in by a well-to-do white family; the mother, Leigh Anne Touhy (Sandra Bullock), pushes and mothers the boy, who eventually wins a football scholarship to the University of Mississippi. In the wrong hands, this could have been maudlin, manipulative, and condescending. To the credit of writer-director John Lee Hancock, adapting Michael Lewis's acclaimed book, the result is intelligent, genuine, and alternately funny and moving. Leigh Anne could easily have been grandstanding and virtuous, but Bullock doesn't shy away from her vain and domineering side. The football scenes will be gripping even to non-sports fans because they've been so successfully grounded in Michael's emotional life. The all-around solid cast includes country music star Tim McGraw, pint-sized Jae Head (Hancock), and Kathy Bates as the tutor who guided Michael's academic success. Don't be surprised if you can't keep yourself from watching all the real-life photos of Michael, Leigh Anne, and the rest of the family that are featured in the credits; by the end of the movie, you will care about them all. --Bret Fetzer
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 Easily 5 stars July 28, 2010
L. Jerome (Silver Spring, Maryland USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great movie - very touching. If you don't cry at least once, you're not human.
Beyond race, beyond religion, beyond politics, we are all human, and compassion is what makes us human.
What a movie! July 27, 2010
cosbyfan24
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wow, im not much of a football fan or a country music fan but neither are that apparent in the movie. the story line is well written and the message is more sound than any movie ive seen in a long time. Well worth watching more than once.
Awesome! July 24, 2010
Daniel Crisp
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far Sandra Bullock's greatest performance. If she never made another film, it would be great if her legacy were this.
 Blind side from Amazon.com July 23, 2010
jim w rhodes (ELGIN, SC, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
received in short period of time,disk was precisely as described and I saved some money..outstanding
Goodness might still exist! July 23, 2010
Medusa (Troy, MI)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Based on the real life story of Michael Oher, this movie successfully details Michael's pain, struggles, and emotions. Sandra Bullock shines as Leigh Ann Tuhoy; Michael's adoptive mom and deserves all the praise she received for her amazing performance. The movie also describes the rumors speculating the Tuhoys's motives regarding Michael's adoption, and how the great family dealt with it!
One of the funniest accusations against the movie is being racist! Just like people can't accept that goodness might still exist, they can't see people of different colors treating each other with respect without questioning their intentions.
This is a great movie to watch and to keep!
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