Bullock stars as smart, sassy spitfire.(Entertainment)

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THE BLIND SIDE. Directed by John Lee Hancock, with Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins and Jae Head

Review: BETSY SHARKEY

WATCHING The Blind Side is like watching your favourite football team; you'll cheer when things go well, curse when they don't, and be reminded that in football, as in life, it's how you play the game that counts - although winning doesn't hurt.

I'm talking to the jocks here. The rest of you can just bring Kleenex and give in to this quintessentially old-style story that is high on hope, low on cynicism and long on heart. If Frank Capra were still around, director John Lee Hancock …