In the movie The Blind Side, truth is sacked and authenticity is fumbled -- all in the name of cheerleading. The Blind Side is not true -- it is a crowd-pleasing white wash.
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The Blind Side (2009)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:83
Rotten:31
Average Rating:6.3/10
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: $100,238,841
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
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Reviews for The Blind Side
Institutional racism as inspirational melodrama, it's regressive entertainment, our very own Triumph of the Will.
12/01/09
Don't turn a blind eye to "The Blind Side" as it is one of the best films this year!
11/30/09
A movie that inspires. Sandra Bullock is refreshingly different and gives a superb performance. Paul Chambers, CNN.
11/30/09
Hardly the most daring, profound or clever picture of the year, but certainly one of the most touching.
11/29/09
If not for Sandra Bullock...The Blind Side would have drowned in its own mediocrity.
11/29/09
Incessantly positive because it's about good deeds and its ripple effects.
11/28/09
Sandra Bullock finally reaches her potential in this heart-warming true story,...a terrific movie.
11/28/09
Blind Side uses old playbook to jerk tears.
11/26/09
We all want Big Mike to be saved from the life so many are stuck with. I'm simply shocked Bullock was up to the task of doing the saving. Yes, it appears I was blindsided.
11/26/09
The kind of film that works on you while you're watching it, but is finally like a second helping of dessert that leaves you feeling ever so slightly sick afterwards.
11/26/09
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.
11/25/09
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.
11/25/09
Sandra Bullock shows her acting talent in this uplifting movie that entertains on all levels
11/24/09
Its superficiality keeps it from being the moving story it could have been.
11/24/09
Top CriticHowever obvious, The Blind Side is touching -- despite its habit of dropping major character notes into the melody without warning.
11/24/09
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.
11/24/09
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.
11/24/09
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.
11/24/09
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.
11/23/09
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