The Blind Side Book Review
The blind side is based on the life of michael oher a one time star for briarcrest christian school and now an offensive lineman for the baltimore ravens.
The blind side book review. Learning that the young man is one of h. Even if you think all those things you are going to enjoy michael lewis s book the blind side. The blind side the evolution of a game by michael lewis is a book split into two stories one is about the game nfl and has much history of the game which is interesting also you don t loose sight of the other part of the story either it balances out really well.
Evolution of a game 70 variety joe leydon. The book s moral perspective is faultless as is franck s sensitivity to character sexuality and the struggle to be a free woman in a fascist society. But the film itself is dead from the neck up.
The blind side movie reviews metacritic score. But the blind side based on michael lewis non fiction book finds a new low. While it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction in these true to life tales the film suggests that his story has plenty of heroes starting with michael himself.
Just like the book the film begins with a narrative of the game in which lawrence taylor broke joe theismann s leg. For those not familiar with the series. Michael bennett is a 6 foot irish american detective in new york trained in hostage negotiations terrorism homicide and organized crime.
Teenager michael oher is surviving on his own virtually homeless when he is spotted on the street by leigh anne tuohy. According to lewis that hit more than any other moment in football history heightened the need for a strong left tackle to protect the quarterback s blind side. Bullock is an irrepressible hoot in writer director john lee hancock s otherwise thoroughly conventional take on michael lewis fact based book the blind side.
Blind side is adapted from michael lewis novel of the same name. The blind side of the heart is a masterpiece. Sports movies have a long troubled history of well meaning white paternalism with poor black athletes finding success through white charity.
