Baby Cullen was in Victoria this weekend with his Grandmothers (both the great and the regular) which left Corrie and I free to enjoy the weekend, we made it out to see 2 different movies. On Saturday night we saw “The Blind Side”

Is it Similar? Definately! The book, entitled “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” was written to talk about the evolution of the “left tackle” position. The book also deals with the life of Michael Oher, a tall stocky kid form the bad side of Memphis. I had gotten the chance to listen to most of the book using my Audible.com account, and much to my pleasure the movie follows the book as closely as time would allow.

How is the Acting? I will be absolutely honest that I had reservations having Sandra Bullock play a southern woman with an accent, but she pulled it off convincingly. The man who played Micheal Oher, Quinton Aaron, played the role more than convincingly and should be up for some sort of acting award for his work.

What about the action/gore/language? It should noted here that there is a good 10-15 minutes of football action in the movie, however this is not about him Michael winning at a game, but rather winning in life. That being said, football actually takes a back seat to the main story which was the Tuohy family and their interactions with “Big Mike.” I do need to warn you that the first 2-3 minutes is Sandra Bullock explaining in her southern accent how Lawrence Taylor and Joe Theisman changed the Left Tackle position in football, and that scene ends with the famous play that broke Joe Theisman’s leg.

Does the movie deliver? Absolutely, I am still excited from seeing it. I also root for the underdog, and this movie delivered that, peppered in some football, and made you think.