The Blind Side

The blind side is a really good movie based on a true story of a black boy adopted by a white family in Memphis, Tennessee. The movie has emotional moments and shows the struggles that the story brought to the people involved. 'Big Mike' is how they call the boy due too his huge size. The christian school coach see great potential in him and manages to get the school to give him a chance. He starts performing really poorly at school but his football skills grow fast. Due to his fantastic football skills Big Mike was invited to play in many university teams but needed good marks to be able to get a university place. With enormous determination he managed to achieve at school and went to Old Mississippi where he graduated and became a professional footballer. It was an amazing performance by Sandra Bullock which gave her Golden Globe win as best actress for her performance as well as Oscar nomination.

We give 4 out of 5 for The Blind Side.

Did you hear about the Morgans?

Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a separated couple who witnessed a murder. They are both from New York with business to manage but after that incident they are put under the witnesses scheme because the case is related to big mafia and they are under serious risk of being murdered. The Morgans end up in a small town in the middle of Wyoming (whatever that is), becoming the Fosters and have to spend time together though unwanted. There they learn about small town life and get to revive their marriage which collapsed after Grant slept with another woman. Though the total package is reasonable and there are really good jokes during the story, the beginning is too slow and boring but improved with time.

We give 3.5 out of for Morgans.

Sherlock Holmes

Today we saw Sherlock Holmes in an almost full theatre. He comes around stronger, faster and smarter than ever before. The movie flows well and the story entertaining though the background is mostly dark. Sometimes we had to pay attention cause they would speak so fast especially when Holmes was solving some puzzles. The fight scenes were a bit over the top at times, but they were fun to watch.

We give 4 out of 5 for Sherlock Holmes.