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Reviews Counted:104
Fresh:76
Rotten:28
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: It might strike some viewers as a little too pat, but The Blind Side has the benefit of strong source material and a strong performance from Sandra Bullock.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $34,119,372
Synopsis: Drama. "The Blind Side" depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him... [More]
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron
Director: John Lee Hancock
Unfortunately, it had to battle against the dumb, romantic juggernaut New Moon. Sandra Bullock and company will give you many more moments of enjoyment than any lame hormonally-challenged vampire-werewolf can offer.
Potentially culturally offensive and overly schmaltzy, The Blind Side instead threads an almost impossible needle, pulling off a surprisingly moving and inspirational story of compassion, self-discovery and hope.
Sandra Bullock shows her acting talent in this uplifting movie that entertains on all levels
Its superficiality keeps it from being the moving story it could have been.
Top CriticHowever obvious, The Blind Side is touching -- despite its habit of dropping major character notes into the melody without warning.
Top CriticYes, this feel-good sports/biographical drama is predictable and by-the-numbers. Yet for the most part, this cinematic "comfort food" goes down pretty well.
Oher’s life is meant to make us feel good, and it mostly does. But how good we feel about his story is proportional to how blind we’re willing to be about how it’s told.
Top CriticFor many African-Americans, The Blind Side will be familiar with its elements of 'The Great White Hope' and 'The Magical Negro.' But, this is a true story. You can't hate a story for being true, even if it might channel legendary Hollywood stereotypes.
It's a feel-good movie that could have been a more intellectual, honest exercise, but it's still a feel-good movie that works on its own terms.
...an affable (if entirely unremarkable) piece of work...
Even if it weren't true, The Blind Side would be a special film.
While terrorism thrillers may be high on Hollywood's to-do list lately, movies about escape from the rumored terrors of ghetto life by unusually large people, may not be far behind.
An antiseptic answer to Precious designed for the tweener demographic.
Don't turn a blind eye to "The Blind Side" as it is one of the best films this year!
Yes, it is one of the more tired genres around, and no, it's not as good as the book. But "The Blind Side," is a nice surprise %u2014 a heartfelt drama that tells an amazing story remarkably well.
Will never be remembered as one of the best sports films, but it may go down as one of the feel-good movies of the year and possibly as Sandra Bullock's best.
Writing is real-life strong, directing perfect, Bullock makes you believe she has lived this life, and McGraw can give up the road. He's got an effortless charm.
Despite being factual strains credibility.
Hollywood nearly ruins a great true story like The Blind Side by piling on the schmaltz.
'The Blind Side' is an emotionally uplifting tale in which Sandra Bullock excels in her best performance since 'Crash.'
November 24, 2009:
The Blind Side Springs Hancock from Movie Jail 
All the positive buzz surrounding "The Blind Side" must be nice for Sandra Bullock, but it's particularly liberating for director John Lee Hancock, who's been in "movie jail"... More...
November 19, 2009:
Critics Consensus: New Moon Wanes
This week at the movies, we've got hot teen vampires (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson); a football family (The Blind Side, starring... More...
November 05, 2009:
Oscar Buzz for Sandra Bullock?
Could Sandra Bullock possibly earn an Oscar nomination the same year that "All About Steve" came out? She will if the Los Angeles Times' Pete Hammond has anything to say about it. More...
September 29, 2009:
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