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John Lee HancockScénario:
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Carter BurwellActeurs·trices:
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Adriane Lenox, Kathy Bates, Rhoda Griffis, Brett Rice (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Michael Oher est un adolescent sans abri doté d’un gabarit d’athlète, mais malmené par un destin peu clément. Quand il entre dans un collège huppé sur la simple base de ses capacités physiques, le jeune homme timide et quasiment illettré a la chance de croiser sur son chemin la famille Tuohy qui va le prendre sous son aile et lui permettre d’intégrer l’équipe de football américain. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (5)
Je m'attendais à quelque chose de différent, j'avais des informations erronées et trompeuses sur le film, mais cela n'a en rien affecté mon impression finale. Très émouvante, l'histoire basée sur des faits réels a suscité en moi des émotions positives. Je ne comprends tout simplement pas pourquoi Sandra Bullock a été récompensée. Ça me trotte dans la tête bien après la fin et je n'arrive pas à me l'expliquer. D'accord, c'est un rôle différent de toutes ces comédies et tous ces thrillers où elle sourit ou a peur, mais je ne trouve pas que ce soit une performance époustouflante. À tout le moins, ses concurrentes Meryl Streep et Carey Mulligan m'ont plus enthousiasmé. Cela dit, je ne veux pas non plus minimiser ce que Sandra Bullock a montré et la façon dont elle a géré le rôle d'une femme obstinée et déterminée qui a sauvé un homme talentueux d'un destin funeste.
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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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