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Dec 23, 2015 · Will Smith gives a lovely performance in an honest true story about an American hero doing the right thing.
58% Tomatometer 206 Reviews 74% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings While conducting an autopsy on former NFL football player Mike Webster (David Morse), forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will...
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- Peter Landesman
- PG-13
- Will Smith
In CONCUSSION, Dr. Bennet Omalu ( Will Smith) is a caring, thorough doctor at the Pittsburgh medical examiner's office who's baffled by his latest case: local football legend Mike Webster, who had deteriorated into a semi-coherent druggie before dying for no obvious reason.
- Will Smith, Stephen Moyer, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Peter Landesman
- Columbia Pictures
Dec 25, 2015 · Concussion: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
- (101K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Peter Landesman
- 2015-12-25
- Will Smith plays the revolutionary doctor who exposed the NFL's mistreatment of CTE.
- Verdict
By Max Nicholson
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:04 pm
Posted: Dec 1, 2015 12:16 am
Written and directed by Peter Landesman (Parkland), Concussion tells the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith), the Nigerian forensic pathologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players, and the National Football League's attempts to deny the research and ruin Dr. Omalu's career. While not as hard-hitting as 2013's Head Games (which explores the CTE in the documentary format), Concussion sees Smith at his finest and effectively conveys the NFL's duplicity, even as the game itself is still revered.
Structurally, though, Concussion has problems. While the main focus is on Omalu and his campaign for truth, the film also introduces a generic romance subplot featuring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Jupiter Ascending) as Omalu's love interest Prema. Basically, the character's only purpose is to reaffirm Omalu's conviction while contributing nothing of her own. As a result there is little clashing between them, and when there is it's pushed aside because, inexplicably, they "love each other."
This subplot feeds into a bigger problem with Concussion, which is pacing. Since there are no chyrons or any indication of time elapsing, plot points can often feel sudden. One moment, Omalu is sharing his first dance with Prema; the next, he's proposing. Then a few scenes later Prema is nine months pregnant. Obviously years are passing, but we don't really feel it since most of these scenes lack context. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Will Smith in ConcussionBy contrast, the main storyline moves at a steady clip -- slowly but surely -- as Omalu recruits other physicians to his cause. This is where Smith and the rest of the cast truly shine. Time and again, Omalu presents his evidence to various neurosurgeons, and each time he does, Smith's delivery becomes more and more impassioned and compelling. Meanwhile, Albert Brooks, Stephen Moyer and Alec Baldwin -- who all play doctors --reciprocate with potent performances of their own. Eventually, this culminates in Omalu's research getting published, which leads to the inevitable clash with the NFL.
Despite its sometimes mechanical approach, Concussion is anchored by Will Smith's star performance and the matter at hand. Dr. Omalu is a very relatable character, and we feel for him in his times of strife. The supporting cast also helps elevate the story, particularly Albert Brooks and Alec Baldwin. While Concussion never reaches the dramatic cli...
- Max Nicholson
Dec 24, 2015 · The Times critic Manohla Dargis reviews “Concussion.” Courtesy Columbia Pictures/Columbia Pictures, via Associated Press. What Dr. Omalu discovered were splotches called tau proteins and a...
Will Smith delivers an Oscar worthy performance as crusading pathologist Dr. Dr. Bennet Omalu in "Parkland" writer & director Peter Landesman's "Concussion," a mediocre but true-life medical expose about the perils of playing professional football.
