Looking for a heartwarming story about family and football? Look no further, I have just the movie for you. Based on the true story of former NFL player Michael Ohers life, “The Blind Side” delivers the perfect entertainment for a night in quarantine.
The movie starts in an interrogation of Michael Orr by the NCAA, then brings us to flashbacks leading up to the meeting. Michael is a homeless teenager having been placed in foster homes, only to later run away from them. He ends up having to sleep in the school gym just to have a warm place to sleep. After leaving a school play, the Tuohy family is driving home when they spot Michael walking alone in the cold. Mrs. Tuohy asks him if he has anywhere to go and once Michael says no, she demands he comes home with the family. That one-night stay turned into Michael becoming a part of the family. Michael becomes a highly recruited football player and plans on going to the school where all of his adoptive family went to. We then find out that the NCAA is investigating the situation because they suspect the Tuohey had alternative motives for taking in Michael. Hurt by the thought of being taken in for the intention of playing at their alma mater, Michael runs away. Eventually, things work out and Michael choses to attend Ole Miss and play football. He later becomes a number one draft pick for the Baltimore Ravens.
Sandra Bullock gives on of her best performances as Leigh Anne Tuohey. Her strong performance in the film earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. A favorite of mine and also a guaranteed cry. As weird as it sounds, sometimes you need a good movie to cry to. This is one of the only movies that will get me every time. Sadly, you can’t find it on Netflix or Hulu, but you can rent it!
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