Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Blind Side Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  Uplifting and entertaining feel-good, fact-based sports drama.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey

  Wisely, Hancock has given the film as much humor as heart.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Bullock is an irrepressible hoot in writer-director John Lee Hancock's otherwise thoroughly conventional take on Michael Lewis' fact-based book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game."

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Has strong performances and stirring football scenes.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A feel-good movie that never stops feeling good. The film is based on a true story (it was adapted from a nonfiction best-seller by Michael Lewis), but you never feel that Hancock has honestly captured what's true about it.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  The film, not unsurprisingly for a holiday- (and football-) season release from a major Hollywood studio, plays this story straight down the middle, shedding nuance and complication in favor of maximum uplift.

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