Sandra Bullock's 'Blind Side' Sure Looks Familiar in New Trailer
Filed under: Drama, Warner Brothers, Trailers and Clips
Let's get this out of the way: I'm no Sandra Bullock bully. I know, I gave her crap for looking all too perky in her long-delayed rom-com All About Steve (which is currently scheduled to bow on September 4th instead of last March, after The Proposal did well by her and The Hangover put co-star Bradley Cooper in a more recognizable realm). But she seems terribly content to play it safe, merely bantering with Hugh Grant or Benjamin Bratt or Ryan Reynolds, with diversions into dramatic territory either little-seen (Infamous, Loverboy) or little-loved (Premonition).The most prominent exception to that streak would have to be Paul Haggis' Crash, and while I don't think that Bullock is so scheming as to put herself in another Oscar-baiting melodrama out of hopes of continuing that glory to more... individual ends, I hardly think it's coincidence that The Blind Side is the based-on-a-true-story tale of Bullock helping an oversized, undereducated minority teen who in turn makes her a better person. Yahoo! has the trailer; we've included it after the jump.
Warner Bros. seems to be positioning this as the feel-good pick of the Thanksgiving season, with a November 20th release. Their hope-and-sports-and-triumph-and-did-we-mention-it's-a-true-story seemingly ready-set crowd-pleaser, We Are Marshall, got a similar holiday release - albeit around Christmas time - and drew underwhelming returns at the box office and awards podium. I don't know what odds Ms. Bullock stands against the likes of New Moon and Old Dogs... but hey, there's always Miss Congeniality 3.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-04-2009 @ 11:23AM
Christian M. Howell said...
I doubt if this will make me feel good. Sounds kind of depressing to me.
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8-04-2009 @ 12:11PM
Melanie Addington said...
Actually it is the story of an Ole Miss football player. It is not a copy. It is actually a great story. I'd be happy to give you the details.
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8-04-2009 @ 12:12PM
William Goss said...
Not a copy of what?
8-04-2009 @ 5:01PM
Gordon said...
William: not a copy of what you think it "sure looks familiar" to. Don't be disingenuous; it's insulting.
8-04-2009 @ 5:02PM
William Goss said...
Gordon: Melanie's a good friend. I was wondering if she thought I meant it was a copy of We Are Marshall, which I don't.
Not trying to be disingenuous, bub.
8-04-2009 @ 5:36PM
Melanie Addington said...
Well thank YOU Gordon.
Goss - was typing on my phone so sorry for the short hand but no - I hope it is different from We Are Marshall. I hope they don't screw up the story on this one cause the Tuohy family is actually pretty amazing. I got to see the football side of the film while at Ole Miss - so we shall see if they can manage to make it not suck.
8-04-2009 @ 5:18PM
William Goss said...
I know that, as a story, the two are fundamentally different. I think that, as a product, the studio is looking at something similar in terms of marketing and accolades.
8-04-2009 @ 1:02PM
MeanSheets said...
the trailer looks a little Lifetime-ish, but it's a pretty amazing book...The guy was picked in the first round of this year's NFL Draft and the author, Michael Lewis, also wrote MONEYBALL.
Here's an excerpt from NYTimes...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/magazine/24football.html?scp=1&sq=michael%20lewis,%20blind%20side&st=cse
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8-04-2009 @ 4:57PM
jackie said...
Wow you have a problem maybe you should get help. I think I looks like a good one and am looking forward to it, but I'm a fan of Faith, Hope and Love so shoot me!
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8-04-2009 @ 4:58PM
William Goss said...
Not sure if being tired of the same saccharine formula is a problem worth seeking help for (do they have counselors for that?), but I'd really rather not shoot you all the same.
8-04-2009 @ 7:47PM
Christian M. Howell said...
Well, I finally got to watch the trailer and it's the same old poor ghetto person helped by upstanding suburbanite. Oooooh.
Skip It. I will.
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8-04-2009 @ 7:48PM
William Goss said...
Then you need help, Christian. You and me both.
8-04-2009 @ 11:28PM
Chris said...
Sandra Bullock rarely flops, so no it won't be a We Are Marshall repeat.
By the way, she's done plenty of dramatic movies. Murder By Numbers, 28 Days also come to mind in addition to the ones that you listed.
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8-05-2009 @ 8:53AM
Ziggy said...
Kind of reminds me of "Radio" with Cuba Gooding Jr.
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8-14-2009 @ 6:15PM
Derek said...
This looks fantastic... and it's not like any of the other movies. This was actually based on the book "The Blind Side" and will definitely tug at the heartstrings. The family that adopted Michael Oher got a lot of shit in the community but they stood by what they believed in and made Michael into a successful, driven, loving individual. The Baltimore Ravens are lucky they got this man.. he'll play his heart out every time.
I feel sorry for people who don't want to see a true story like this... frickin' robots with no feelings.
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9-03-2009 @ 7:56PM
Jackie said...
I can't wait to see this movie. I love Sandra and Tim McGraw! This movie will tug at your heart, but has a awesome ending.
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