Truly an amazing movie-making feat. The technology and special effects resulted in a beautiful movie. Just beautiful. Kind of heavy-handed, sappy social commentary but still a great movie.
I'm a big Sandra Bullock fan so I like pretty much anything she's in, but I think she did an exceptionally good job in this film and showed some growth as an actess. It is a tear-jerker but masterful. Some of the characters (coach, her friends) are portrayed in a cartoonish manner but it's all good. I would say that Tim McGraw was likeable although not a good actor.