An OK movie, a So-So Will Smith project.

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2015)

The title of the film is really odd, Concussion. I thought the movie was about a Nigerian doctor who discovers Concussions, so that was confusing from the start, considering players have gotten concussions from day one. Adding to the confusion is fact that I never really got the concept of what CTE (the brain disorder this doctor finds) is and how it's different from any other concussion. The movie is telling us about the long term effects of Football playing as if we don't know.
I'm not saying this as an over barring football jock, but the movie is not giving us enough information for me to be more concern. My thought is, the subject is to fresh to make a film about so soon.
Concussion was a good movie about a Nigerian doctor attempting to live the American dream. That was entertaining as we go through his idea of America and what he actually found here.
This looks like one of those roles Will Smith takes to prove he is worthy of a gold statute. Smith has not lost is charm over the years, but I liked him better in his other attempts at the Oscar like Ali and The Pursuit of Happiness
I saw from another post that this is the maybe movie the NFL does not want you to see. Maybe that's why it falls a little short. It's a great Will Smith film that shows his movie star cred, and the personal journey of this doctor was a good touch, because the focus on why they made a movie about this Nigerian doctor is completely out of focus.