Jackman is in great form here. He also happens to be ludicrously bulky, though seems way too top heavy to be a boxer. He certainly sells the part, even if it’s hard to believe that a lazy drunk somehow finds the time and dedication to work out every day.
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The Blind Side is an embarassment to the voters who have decided it is worthy to compete with such brilliant films as The Hurt Locker and Inglourious Basterds – this has ‘Midday Movie’ written all over it, but is dressed in Hollywood finery such that people are inclined to take it more seriously than it deserves.
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A substantial part of the mercifully brief 82 minute running time is taken up by a subplot of personal redemption involving characters played by Woody Harrelson and the wonderful Maura Tierney. That this story is far more interesting means the ‘comedy’ of seeing Ferrell with big hair proves a distraction rather than an entertainment.
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The opening scenes are fantastic, as we see Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy strut their stuff on the ice. Their routines are hilarious and both are clearly in their element. The film lets us down soon after, however, when the two are required to team up.
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