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The Blind Side (2009)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 188
Fresh: 125 | Rotten: 63

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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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 10

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

PG-13, 2 hr. 9 min.

Drama, Sports & Fitness, Comedy

John Lee Hancock

Mar 23, 2010

$255.5M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Critic Reviews for The Blind Side

All Critics (188) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (128) | Rotten (65) | DVD (11)

Its superficiality keeps it from being the moving story it could have been.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comments (9)
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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However obvious, The Blind Side is touching -- despite its habit of dropping major character notes into the melody without warning.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | Comment
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
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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.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Writer-director John Lee Hancock has turned Oher's remarkable life into a Hollywood fable that trades difficult truths for easy clichés.

November 20, 2009 Full Review Source: New York Daily News | Comments (5)
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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What a drag that, one year into Obama's presidency, American films remain so careful about depicting black actors.

November 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comments (17)
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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It's a cute, touchy-feely crowd pleaser that wants nothing more than to wrap audiences in a warm holiday embrace. In a sense, it achieves that goal, but it is overly sentimental in a Lifetime movie kind-of-way.

November 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Detroit News | Comment
Adam Graham
Detroit News
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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.

September 30, 2011 Full Review Source: American Profile | Comment
Neil Pond
American Profile Source: American Profile

A living tribute to fundamental Christian motivations, although the point is hammered home with an extraordinarily soft touch: Love thy neighbor.

July 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Comment
Burl Burlingame
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser

You're going to be crying by the end.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com | Comment
Dave White
Movies.com

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).

February 23, 2011 Full Review Source: House Next Door | Comment (1)
Dan Callahan
House Next Door

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.

February 3, 2011 Full Review Source: What Culture | Comments (10)
Mike Edwards
What Culture Source: What Culture

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

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Las Vegas CityLife | Comment
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife Source: Las Vegas CityLife

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.

January 7, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | Comment
Joshua Starnes
ComingSoon.net

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.

September 28, 2010 Full Review Source: The Standard | Comment
Matt Neal
The Standard Source: The Standard

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.

May 13, 2010 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz | Comment
James Croot
Flicks.co.nz

It often feels like a Republican curative for Precious.

April 14, 2010 Full Review Source: The Vine | Comments (4)
Alice Tynan
The Vine

Sports movie carefully sidesteps the issue of race and stereotypes

April 4, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Habit | Comments (2)
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

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.

April 3, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinenganos | Comment
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

Zanatski korektno djelce u kojem poku%u0161aji da se filmu pred kraj "napumpa" drama nisu previ%u0161e uvjerljivi

April 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews | Comment
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews Source: Draxblog Movie Reviews

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.

March 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Liverpool Echo | Comments (2)
Catherine Jones
Liverpool Echo

Some will find it overly sentimental but it does succeed in pulling at the heartstrings - and Sandy proves she really can act.

March 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Birmingham Post | Comment
Graham Young
Birmingham Post

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.

March 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | Comments (2)
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

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.

March 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Comments (4)
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bullock turns in a terrific, ball-breaking performance. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is painfully patronising.

March 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Times [UK] | Comment
Kate Muir
Times [UK]
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A great heartfelt feel-good film based on a true story. Great performances from the lead character and Sandra Bullock adds a touch of charm to her role. Plenty of fun light-hearted moments along the way. A story that will keep your interest to the very end. Nice touch to see the photos of the real people the story is

August 11, 2010
Deano78
Dean !

Super Reviewer

About as cliché as they come, but an enjoyable film none the less. To watch Sandra Bullock's Oscar-winning performance before her husband self-destructed (and nearly took Sandra down with him) must have been very different than it is to watch it afterward; and I think, even before everything that went wrong, the award

December 12, 2009
danperry17
Daniel Perry

Super Reviewer

The Blind Side Quotes

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    1. Sean Tuohy: We were wondering if you would like to become a part of this family.
    2. Michael Oher: I kinda thought I already was.
    – Submitted by Alyssa B (8 months ago)
    1. Michael Oher: Don't you dare lie to me! I'm not stupid!
    2. Leigh Anne Tuohy: Of course you're not stupid, Michael!
    – Submitted by Diego T (8 months ago)
    1. Leigh Anne Tuohy: Who runs this place?
    2. CPS Employee: [points to a picture of George Bush across the room]
    – Submitted by Diego T (8 months ago)
    1. Leigh Anne Tuohy: I'm not cutting, I'm just asking.
    – Submitted by Diego T (8 months ago)
    1. Leigh Anne Tuohy: I would like to become a legal guardian.
    2. CPS Employee: Lord, help that child!
    – Submitted by Diego T (8 months ago)

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