I find it very difficult to judge this film. I like the story as a whole, without thinking too much about it, but as soon as I give it some thought I think it all falls apart. I'm not sure why this is Sandra Bullock's movie when it should be a story about Oher. I'd like to find out more about Oher's struggles to fit into a brand new environment rather than Bullock's character doing the bare minimum in saying "Shame on you" to all of these soft racists in a redneck area. This shows that the film probably doesn't appeal to black audiences at all, which is a shame because there's a lot of potential with some of its secondary messages.

I'd say this is a cliche story but only from the writing aspect. Every overused non-romantic trope is present. Overall, I don't know how much of this story is actually true and what is a stretch but I did enjoy it on some level, coming from a meager background myself. However, I can't rate it, and I can't truly tell you if I like the film or not. I think it's too simplistic, but I also think it's just as oversimplified to label it purely a white guilt film, rate it a 1 and walk away. There's a reason why this film was so popular, obvious warts showing and all, and that's more interesting than the movie itself.