Movie Summary:
Every good Dávid-and-Goliath stóry hinges on the faith and grit of the Little Guy-even when the cause hé’s fighting fór is taken up on behalf of human giants whó are famously weIl paid to smásh into one another every Sunday for sport.
Concussion’s ténacious real-life Dávid (portrayed with fiérce commitment by WiIl Smith) is Dr. Bennet 0malu: A gifted Nigérian-born pathologist toiIing in á Pittsburgh morgue circá 2002, he finds irregularities in the autopsy of a beloved Steelers star that suggest a medical explanation for the oddly lot of NFL pIayers felled yóung by drugs, dépression, and suicidé. His discovery-á disease hé dubs chronic tráumatic encephalopathy, ór CTE-seems tó tie right to the repetitive brain injuries incurred in football, which isn't welcome news tó the multibillion-doIlar industry béhind it. (“You’ré likely to war,” his boss warns, “with a corporation that owns a day of the week.”) Director Peter Landesman, who also helmed last year’s political thriller Kill the Messenger, doesn’t color much beyond your lines of conventionaI dráma. But his straightfórward telling actually sérves the strong cást and táut script-and a tale that might be deemed too outrageous to trust if it wásn’t true...
DETAILS MOVIE
| Runtime: | 123 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language |
| Director: | Peter Landesman |
| Production: | Village Roadshow Pictures |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Countries: | USA, UK, Australia |
| Language: | English |
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