Concussion (2015)
Written & directed
by Peter Landesman this film based on real events stars Will Smith,
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Alec Baldwin. An African immigrant working as a
pathologist in Pittsburgh takes on the NFL over the risks of
degenerative brain injuries to it's players.
Not necessarily
completely accurate this film gives a general idea of the struggle to
get the NFL to admit the risks it's players are under. I enjoyed the
way the film expands it's subject matter to encompass the American
dream in general even if it does push a little to fair in it's
conspiracy claims against the NFL. As always Will Smith gives a good
performance in the lead role but I would have liked to have seen a
bit more of the victims presented in the film.
3/5
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