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John Lee HancockScenario:
John Lee HancockCamera:
Alar KiviloMuziek:
Carter BurwellActeurs:
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates, Rhoda Griffis, Brett Rice (meer)Streaming (3)
Samenvattingen(1)
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) weet niet wat familie is. En al helemaal niet wat American football is. Het enige dat de dakloze puber weet is de weg in de straten van Memphis. De welgestelde Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) heeft geen idee hoe het er in zijn wereld aan toe gaat. Maar als zij en Michael elkaar ontmoeten, vindt hij een thuis. En ook de Tuohys vinden iets dat hun leven op z'n kop zet: een geliefde nieuwe zoon en broer. Door de mix van keiharde actie en hartverwarmende emotie ga je helemaal op in dit waargebeurde verhaal over familie en over hoe Michael verandert in een veelbelovende football-ster. Beleef het opmerkelijke verhaal van deze topper in het college-football en de nummer 1 in de Amerikaanse competitie, die al had gewonnen voor hij ook maar een voet op het veld had gezet (Warner Bros Home Entertainment)
(meer)Recensie (4)
Sandra Bullock's role of a lifetime. A strong mother with emotion, love, and courage. A beautiful story about how being great doesn't mean being confident. The first half of the film was very moving, the second half, when everything was all about football, was a bit weaker in my opinion.
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The Pursuit of Happiness on steroids, only that instead of the stock exchange, we have rugby. It's clear that overweight middle-class Americans, who are blindly full of the right values, with a preference for the simplest and most understandable (i.e., literally as stupid as possible), loved this and went to the cinema in droves. But comprehensively speaking, this "how it's supposed to look" commercial has neither a dramatic arc nor a hallmark of realism. It's all too stilted, straightforward and uncomplicated, going for a simple level start-finish. But individuals who have to fight for something more than the standard in life know very well that this is not exactly how it works. Sandra Bullock's acting is very economical and spot on – her interactions with the characters, on the other hand, are fantasy.
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A beautiful and compelling drama shrouded in the "protector complex" of one sharp black boy. Sandra Bullock draws attention to herself here as a great actress and she convinced me with her performance. Kathy Bates, who even though she only makes a fleeting appearance, added further juice to this film. Casting an unknown actor in the lead role was a well-chosen move, as his creations and gestures are unassuming. The screenplay is rich and the music is a delight. It may be clichéd at times, but so what! I absolutely didn't mind it. The film doesn't lack action, emotion or humour - what more could you ask for. Just great!
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The script, somehow very Americanized, doesn't allow me to believe that something like this could really happen. The whole thing is extremely idealized and desperately predictable. It seems to me like a sports fairy tale for children and adults, which is nice to look at, but that's all. (50%)
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