The Blind Side (2009)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 193
Fresh: 127 | Rotten: 66
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.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 14
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.
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Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, a homeless teen grows to become the star athlete projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis' best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family, but over time he matured into a talented athlete. As the NFL draft approaches, fans and sports radio
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Cast
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Sandra Bullock
Leigh Anne Tuohy -
Tim McGraw
Sean Tuohy -
Quinton Aaron
Michael Oher -
Jae Head
S.J. Tuohy -
Lily Collins
Collins Tuohy -
Ray McKinnon
Coach Cotton -
Kim Dickens
Mrs. Boswell -
Adriane Lenox
Denise Oher -
Kathy Bates
Miss Sue -
Catherine Dyer
Mrs. Smith -
Andy Stahl
Principal Sandstrom -
Tom Nowicki
Literature Teacher -
Libby Whittemore
Sarcastic Teacher -
Brian Hollan
Jay Collis -
Melody Weintraub
History Teacher -
Dr. Sharon Morris Ma...
Investigator Granger -
Omar J. Dorsey
"Big Tony" Hamilton -
Paul Amadi
Steven Hamilton -
IronE Singleton
Alton -
Hampton Fluker
David -
Rhoda Griffis
Beth -
Eaddy Mays
Elaine -
Ashley LeConte Campb...
Sherry -
Stacey Turner
DMV Employee -
Elizabeth Omilami
CPS Employee -
Afemo Omilami
CPS Welfare Worker -
Patrick G. Keenan
Man in CPS LIne -
Eric Benson
Milford #66 -
David Dwyer
Milford Dad -
Catherine Combs
Collins's Friend #1 -
Kelly Johns
Collins's Friend #2 -
Rob Pralgo
Lemming's Associate -
Whitney Branan
Lemming's Secretary ... -
Brian Sutherin
Lemming's Secretary ... -
Rachel St. Gelais
Little Girl on Playg... -
Brandon Rivers
Michael Age Seven -
Jody Thompson
Paramedic -
James Donadio
Photographer -
L. Warren Young
Big and Tall Salesma... -
John Newberg
Official -
Brett Rice
Cousin Bobby -
Kevin Nichols
Memphis Policeman -
Preston Brant
Michael's Brother -
Matthew Atkinson
Valet Parker -
Trey Best
Michael's Brother Ag... -
Omid Soltani
Rug Salesman -
Destiny Long
Alton's Girlfriend -
April Rich
Teacher in Lounge -
Jaye Tyroff
Milford Player #35 -
Ben Keen
Wingate Quarterback -
John Henry Hancock
Rabid Ole Miss Fan -
Joseph Chrest
Clemson Coach -
Michael Fisher
Georgia Assistant Co... -
Lamont Koonce
Tennessee Assistant ... -
Phil Fulmer
Himself -
Lou Holtz
Himself -
Tom Lemming
Himself -
Houston Nutt
Himself -
Ed Orgeron
Himself -
Franklin "Pepper" Ro...
Himself -
Nick Saban
Himself -
Tommy Tuberville
Himself
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All Critics (194) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (127) | Rotten (66) | DVD (11)
Quite how Sandra Bullock deserved an Oscar for her one-note turn as bleached supermum Leigh-Anne is a mystery, since it transforms a potentially worthwhile character study into a grandstanding star vehicle.
Top CriticIts superficiality keeps it from being the moving story it could have been.
However obvious, The Blind Side is touching -- despite its habit of dropping major character notes into the melody without warning.
Oherâ(TM)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 weâ(TM)re willing to be about how itâ(TM)s told.
Writer-director John Lee Hancock has turned Oher's remarkable life into a Hollywood fable that trades difficult truths for easy clichés.
What a drag that, one year into Obama's presidency, American films remain so careful about depicting black actors.
It's certainly a heartwarming tale and Bullock delivers a big, ballsy performance as the indomitable Tuohy - but Oscar-worthy? What were they thinking?
Serves its purpose by making the audience tear up in some moments and cheer in others. It's a total button-pusher, but it does so in a very good way.
Football may the thread that runs throughout, but the movie is much more interested in the tale of how Oher left behind a life of poverty, violence and foster-home despair to become a champ on the gridiron.
A living tribute to fundamental Christian motivations, although the point is hammered home with an extraordinarily soft touch: Love thy neighbor.
You're going to be crying by the end.
The Blind Side, which has reportedly made close to 200 million dollars, is based on a true story (the operative word is "based," of course).
Sing it together with me my brothers, thank the Lawd for he created the white man that he might teach them po' negroes the value of good Christian chariddy.
While The Blind Side constantly threatens to deteriorate into sentimental saccharine, it never does. Bullock's accent grates at first, but she bonds well with McGraw
The Blind Side's heart is in the right place--how could it not be, it's got so much to go around--but that's about all that is. There's a good story in there, one that's probably worth experiencing, but load up on insulin before you go.
A nice-as-pie story that lacks any real tension or drama and threatens repeatedly to veer into sappy territory, yet somehow, just through foolhardy "goodness", manages to be consistently enjoyable (if a little slight) for its two hours.
Generally enjoyable, but it isn't until the credits roll that you'll realize what a major sentimental impact it has on you.
Although based in reality, John Lee Hancock's tale never seems more than just a more serious version of TV's Different Strokes or Webster.
It often feels like a Republican curative for Precious.
Sports movie carefully sidesteps the issue of race and stereotypes
Una cinta amena, sencilla de digerir y apta para toda la familia, una fábula de la vida real de las que pocas veces suceden y cuando lo hacen, son dignas de llevarlas a la pantalla.
Zanatski korektno djelce u kojem poku%u0161aji da se filmu pred kraj "napumpa" drama nisu previ%u0161e uvjerljivi
The Blind Side wears its heart on its shoulder padding for the entire 128 minutes and eventually, the wholesomeness of the characters, pulling together for a common cause, wins us over.
Some will find it overly sentimental but it does succeed in pulling at the heartstrings - and Sandy proves she really can act.
A Photoshopped image of reality that is bland, parochial, and stereotypically acted by a cast who have nothing like the subtlety and range of Trey Parker's puppets from Team America: World Police.
Enjoyable, mass-market crowd pleaser that allowed Sandra Bullock to win an honorable Best Actress Oscar as the Republican spitfire who takes up the cause of a homeless teenager who just so happens to also be an outstanding left tackle.
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- Coach Cotton: You see that sign, Christian? We can either take that seriously or we can paint over it.
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- Investigator Granger: Mr. Oher? Mr. Oher? Tell me why. Tell me why I am here.
- Michael Oher: To, investigate?
- Investigator Granger: Yes, to investigate. I'm here to investigate you odd, predicament. Do you find it odd, your predicament? Michael?
- Michael Oher: I don't know. Can I, can I leave now?
- Investigator Granger: No you can't
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- Sean Tuohy: We were wonderin' if you would like to become a part of this family.
- Michael Oher: I kinda thought I already was.
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- Beth: You're changin' that boy's life.
- Leigh Anne Tuohy: No. He's changin' mine.
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- Alton: Whatchu packin'? Twenty two? A little Saturday night special?
- Leigh Anne Tuohy: Yep. And it shoots just fine every other day of the week too.
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- Coach Cotton: Was he holdin'?
- Official: No.
- Coach Cotton: Was he blockin' after the whistle?
- Official: No.
- Coach Cotton: Then what was the flag for?
- Official: I don't know. Excessive blockin'.
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