- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Nov 20, 2009
- Starring: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw
- Summary:
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 29
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Mixed: 10 out of 29
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Negative: 3 out of 29
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80This may be Bullock's best performance. Ever.
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75What makes The Blind Side a Thanksgiving treat is director Hancock's subtle touch and admirable refusal to yield to sports movie clichés, something he did previously with "The Rookie" and "Remember the Titans."
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60Bullock delivers a towering performance that grabs the movie and the Oscar race by the scruff of the neck. You will be moved, but at the price of any nuance or complexity.
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25Sports movies have a long, troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism, with poor black athletes finding success through white charity. But The Blind Side, based on Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book, finds a new low.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 75 out of 96
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Mixed: 13 out of 96
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Negative: 8 out of 96
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