Even the trailer for The Blind Side had us in tears. What about the movie?
"...an uplifting and entertaining feel-good, fact-based sports drama."
— Joe Leydon, Variety
"The result isn't solid at all — it's more like cotton-candy uplift."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"Sticking safely to proven inspirational sports-movie/fish-out-of-water formulas while holding the inherent sociological issues to the sidelines, the dramedy doesn't skimp on the crowd-pleasing stuff, but given the setup, there also was room for more thought-provoking substance."
— Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
"The movie's manipulation is loathsome, but the whole thing is so skillful — the schematic structure, its calculatedly competent performances and appealing visuals, the commitment to overcoming adversity — that you may just weep."
— Aaron Cutler, Slant Magazine
"Sports 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."
— Scott Tobias, Onion AV Club