On the day of the Oscar’s, where Sandra Bullock is nominated for a best actress award, Pat and I went to see The Blind Side in which she stars and was nominated for. Everyone who knows me knows that it doesn’t take much to get me balling and The Blind Side had me doing it in spades!

Michael Oher is a big star NFL player. The Blind Side follows him from his deprived beginnings, to starting Christian school, to his adoption by an affluent family (Sandra Bullock plays the mother), to his spectacular rise in the school football team to his draft pick into the NFL.

The story is uplifting, moving and inspirational. Although there are some very bleak and heart-breaking moments for the most part the story focuses on the positives in Michael’s life. To be fair this movie is not any different from any other poor kid makes good except that there is a greater focus on Sandra Bullock’s character which is unusual – normally the focus is on the athlete.

The movie is a little cliché and does play a little on stereotypes (like the black kid who can only be helped by a rich white woman) but you know what sometimes you just need to watch something that makes you feel good and this movie did.

Film is released in the UK on Friday.