Big hits, big hitters -- American Football is part of the all-American DNA, a billion-dollar sports and entertainment corporation.
When an unknown forensic pathologist from Pittsburgh claims the recent death of a well-known player can in fact be blamed on football -- and that there will be plenty more like him -- well that will be more than just a headache for the NFL.
Dr Bennett Omalu is Nigerian, and loves everything about his adopted country of the United States. But he cannot understand why his discovery that massive hits to the head, repeatedly, over hundreds of games, hundreds of training sessions, damages the brain irreversibly doesn't come as good news to the men who run the game.
His fight to have his research publicly acknowledged and validated first by his own peers and then by the NFL will be a decade-long journey, and a fraught one.
This story had the potential to be a body-blow but ended up feeling more like an air kiss, which was a shame.
The David v Goliath aspect is engaging in parts, and while Will Smith doesn't bait Oscar he is always worth watching.
In the spirit of team sports, his support crew is excellent -- Baldwin and Brooks especially.
Three stars.
Concussion:: Director: Peter Landesman:: Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, David Morse, Albert Brooks:: Rating: M - Offensive language & content that may disturb:: Running Time: 122 minutes:: Release Date: February 18, 2016
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