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Concussion (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Concussion lands a solid, well-acted hit on its impressively timely subject matter, even if its traditional sports drama structure is a little too safe to deserve a full-on dance in the end zone.
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Cast
as Dr. Bennet Omalu
as Dr. Julian Bailes
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
as Prema Mutiso
as Dr. Ron Hamilton
as Dr. Steven DeKosky
as Roger Goodell
as Mike Webster
as Justin Strezelczyk
as Dr. Elliot Pellman
as Dr. Joseph Maroon
as Daniel Sullivan
as Spellman Jones
as Dave Duerson
as Keana Strezelczyk
as Andre Waters
as Gracie
as FBI Agent
as FBI Agent
as Deputy Mayor
as Waters' Mother
as Paul Tagliabue
as Father D'Amico
as Mrs. Scott
as Defense Attorney
as College Coach
as High School Coach
as Graveyard Tech
as Angry Neurologist
as TV Reporter (Interview)
as Techs
as TV Reporter (Webster Site)
as Techs
as ER Doctor
as Hospital Security Guard
as Assistant
as Colleen Bailes
as Strzelczyk's Daughter
as Young Reporter
as Security Guard
as Strzelczyk's Son
as NFL Employee
as Lodi Morgue Tech
as Reporter at Westin
as Paramedic
as Rachel Green
as Contractor
as Piano Player
as Cantor
as Rachel Green
as Nurse In Bailes Office
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Critic Reviews for Concussion
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The movie murmurs, when it - and others - should be shouting.
A melodramatic but compelling enough lab-coat drama about football players and the pathological implications of too many blows to their heads ...
Just in time for the NFL playoffs, here comes "Concussion," a movie that will hopefully give many serious pause about our nation's most popular sport.
While "Concussion" has some fine things going for it, notably science and Will Smith, it lacks the exciting, committed filmmaking that rises to the level of its outrageous topic.
Concussion's dramatic core is solid and its unwillingness to sugarcoat the NFL's tactics is likely to raise some eyebrows.
Landesman has pushed too hard to make this story fit into a dramatic mold, alternating melodrama and romance with those earnest warnings in a way that is more ungainly than effective.
Audience Reviews for Concussion
A solid performance from Smith with an exploitative look on a recurring problem. Concussion is a splendid and structured story that hits its dramatic strides even with the cautious take. 4/5
Super Reviewer
Dr. Bennet Omalu exposes the epidemic of CTE among football players, resisting the NFL's formidable influence. Director Peter Landesman's film is stuck halfway between two common docudrama pitfalls: it's half-profile, half-story. If the story is about Omalu's fight with the NFL, then much of the first act is unnecessary, and with all due respect to Omalu himself, his character is not interesting enough (as portrayed in the film) to satisfy a two-hour film exploring his depths, especially considering that his patriotism comes off as optimism too doe-eyed to be compelling. Nevertheless, Wil Smith acts really hard, but he occasionally relaxes enough to be good. Overall, it's good that Concussion got made so CTE gets the attention it deserves, but it's still a flawed film.
Super Reviewer
A doctor has a little bit of a problem getting the NFL to admit that American football is dangerous to the participants. It nearly reads like a comic parody written out plain like that and yet that is exactly what happened (Duhhh, its still happening). That the doctor is an immigrant is an interesting side story in this, and the star very nearly visibly nods towards the Oscar nomination in practically every scene. But the work could use some teeth. Or an actual headbutt. Anything to kick start this thing into some semblance of vitality.
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Concussion Quotes
| Dr. Bennet Omalu: | If they continue to deny my work man continues to die. |
| Dr. Bennet Omalu: | They have to listen to us. |
| Dr. Bennet Omalu: | Repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. |
| Dr. Bennet Omalu: | I am the wrong person to have discovered this. |