The Blind Side
First screened in December 2009 / Most recently screened in November 2024

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Director: John Lee Hancock. Cast: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Kathy Bates, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens, Tom Nowicki, Adriane Lenox, Sharon Conley, IronE Singleton, Omar J. Dorsey, Paul Amadi, Hampton Fluker, Ashley LeConte Campbell, Rhoda Griffis, Eaddy Mays, Stacey Turner. Screenplay: John Lee Hancock (based on the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis).

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In Brief: Bullock tries to humanize and complicate it. But biases and dishonesties of direction and script get more blatant.

VOR: ②  Occasionally conjures the earnest and mercenary aspects of class-advantaged white philanthropy. Mostly embodies what it's trying to deny or escape.

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Photo © 2009 Warner Bros. Pictures/Alcon Entertainment

Not yet reviewed in full. D+

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
★	Best Actress: Sandra Bullock
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Actress (Drama): Sandra Bullock
Other Awards:
	Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actress (Bullock)

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