Will Smith Scores a Touchdown

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2017)

As soon as I saw that Scott Free was involved with this picture I was intrigued. Ridley Scott is a Producer on this picture and he has a very high track record of hits behind him as producer and director. He did not direct this one. This film follows the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian forensic neuropathologist working as as coroner in Pittsburgh who discovers brain damage from head injuries due to professional football. The story tracks Omalu's issues when this all comes to light and his battle with the NFL. Will Smith is once again fantastic in the role of Omalu and his Nigerian accent is bang on and never falters as many actors do when using an accent that is different from their own. Albert Brooks did a great job as Omalu's boss and brings his unique comic wit to the role. Alex Baldwin is another standout as Dr. Julian Bailes who helps Omalu fight the NFL and get the word out about this injury. I highly recommend this film.