Sandra Bullock hits her mark in the surprisingly pleasant film, "The Blind Side."
Bullock plays a spunky Southern woman who welcomes a huge homeless man into her family's home.
They call the man Big Mike. He comes from a rough neighborhood and with loving help he becomes a good student, a dominating football player and ultimately reaches the NFL.
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'The Blind Side'
News 8’s Victor Diaz has more on “The Blind Side,” a film he says is a pleasant surprise.
 
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It's actually the true story of Baltimore Ravens rookie Michael Oher, who graduated from the streets of Memphis to an All-American football player at The University of Mississippi.
Texas born director John lee Hancock side steps the clichés of sports drama, focusing on themes of family and generosity.
This is no tearjerker, "The Blind Side" glows with visual and dramatic warmth that both encourages and inspires.
It is an ideal holiday film that doesn't have anything to do with Thanksgiving or Christmas.
