The Blind Side

This is a a moving and heart warming story, beautifully portrayed.  Sandra Bullock plays a successful interior designer, who is moved by the plight of a disadvantaged older black boy who attends their children's school. They let him sleep on the couch for the night instead of sleeping rough, and eventually end up becoming his guardians, and him becoming part of the family.
There are problems, but resentment from other family members is not one of them. Attitudes of friends, and visits to his old neighbourhood cause problems, but here marriage and family life are seen in a wholly positive light, which is wonderful.
The film is also a lot about American football, because the lad is Michael Oher, and it based in the true story of his life.  I am none the wiser about the sport having seen the film, but it does provide both raw excitement, and personal interest as the mother understands the key to his performance that his coach has missed.
The film starts with a football injury he caused in a game to another player, and what appears to be an investigation about it, but is in fact about his choice of university, and the injury is never referred to again.  That leaves a slight loose end feeling at the end of the film, but the abiding memory is of a humble gentle giant who can turn it on on the football field, a proud younger brother, a loyal sister, and proud fiercely protective kind and understanding Mum. Or should I say Mom?
The father deserves a mention as well, but Sandra Bullock won the Oscar, for a great performance of a great character.