It's Blind Side but in boring. And without Sandra Bullock.

'Safety' - very good! Disney enters the sports drama market for what feels like the billionth time, though in fairness they usually nail it - and do the same with this. They've done many better, e.g. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' and 'Glory Road', but I very much felt entertained by this. The cinematography is, truly, excellent - credit to Shane Hurlbut. I also took note of the editing (Terel Gibson), which is particularly neat at the beginning. The plot is compelling and features a lot of heart, it certainly uses the usual Disney/sports biopic beats but there's a lot of goodness in there as well. On this note, it has a decision scene where I half expected Chuck Norris to appear. Iykyk. I enjoyed the cast. Jay Reeves gives a terrific performance as Ray, while Thaddeus J. Mixson is more than solid as brother Fahmarr. Corinne Foxx (daughter of Jamie), James Badge Dale and, despite only a short appearance, Amanda Warren are also good. Cool, for me anyway, to see 'The Walking Dead' alum IronE Singleton involved. I'd recommend this, for sure.

As inspirational and as tear jerking as you would expect. This is a moving true story, and one that will strike a chord with anybody who has had to put the needs of their family above everything else.

I enjoyed this movie much more than I thought I would. For what seemed like fairly generic Disney fare, this film really stood out, not only on the merits of its story, but also on the fine performances of a number of different actors, in particular both Jay Reeves, as Ray Ray McElrathbey, and Thaddeus J. Mixson, as his brother, Fahmarr McElrathbey. This film really highlighted what a stand-up individual Ray Ray McElrathbey was, a young man who risked everything to secure his family's future. Watching this film, I couldn't help but think, as wonderful as sports could be, many of the most indelible stories were not of the greatest athletes nor of the greatest teams nor games; they were of those individuals who stood taller than the sport themselves, those who overcame the greatest obstacles to achieve goals of much greater value than a singular victory, those who learned life's greatest lessons and taught and inspired others in their journey. This was certainly one of those stories.