Nice job by Will Smith

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2015)

Concussion is based on the true story of a doctor from Kenia living and working in the US who uncovers CTE, brain trauma found often in footballers due to repeated blows to the head. This is a serious trauma often leading to death. However the football world does not want to hear of this and a David and Goliath kind of story unfolds. The fight from this doctor to get recognition and help for this trauma in footballers.
The movie opens with a scene where Will Smith is talking in a court room. I was immediately nicely surprised. Will Smith is engaging, endearing and his accent is well done. Accents are often annoying and so often sound fake. Will Smith does a great job of speaking with a French accent. Throughout the movie he sustains what starts in that first scene. He does a great job of portraying this doctor.
The only scenes where I feel he felt fake is in some of the scenes with Gugu Mbatha-Raw. These scenes feel fake and cheesy. Made my toes curl a bit with embarrassment for them. In general I didn't think Gugu managed to portray Prema in a convincing way.
As for the story I thought it was well told though maybe at times a bit slow and a bit flat.
Overall I enjoyed the movie. For me not among the best movies of the year but for sure a good one. One thats worth a watch.