lucydiep
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. At first it took a little getting used to will smith accent but after a while you don't notice it.It really makes you think about damages that can happen that until i watched this film i had no idea about. I am glad that i watched this film because it gives you something to think about. When you hear of sports stars acting out of charactor i am always going to think of this film. Great film
huggibear
Excellent movie and I would watch it again in a theater, or on a large screen TV instead of on my laptop. Incredibly and emotionally admirable. Will Smith's character is exceptionally beyond acting and it could pass for real. I had not heard of this story until I watched this movie. Apparently this happened a long, long time ago (before I begin watching the NFL games). I was very young then, but I loved watching the game and still do, even though the dangers of the game are so real. I also had not heard of CTE until the most recent Aaron Hernandez ordeal during his time with the New England Patriiots. I am a NE Patriot fan and I truly loved his time with my team. He was an instrumental piece of the NE offense and he was highly admired. What causes us to do things that are so extreme? I'll never understand. But if you don't know about the dangers of playing for the NFL and what the players might go through, this is a must-watch movie to get a better understanding of what CTE is and why it might cause certain outcomes.
lhunt-9
I work professionally with individuals with concussions, including carrying out post-concussion assessments. Thus, this film was on my must-see list, but it felt a little bit obligatory for that reason. I was expecting kind of a dry, medical progress sort of story, with the scientific hero establishing new insights (and, of course, being recognized, sooner or later, for doing so). While that's kind of true in the final analysis, the story is actually about power and belief, including the struggle to change a system in which the very behaviours that create devastating brain injuries are glorified, celebrated --- and commercialized. That truth has few champions is a recurring story in every field of human endeavour, not just at the junction of science, healthcare and sports. But it is easy to forget how unpopular and unwelcome truth so commonly is, and the many reasons why this is so. On an additional note, Will Smith outdid himself in exhibiting his capacity to portray a character who is obviously not a mere variation of "himself." He succeeds at placing himself imaginatively into a character who is somewhat distinctive and, more than that, not at all a North American stereotype --- that is, a successful immigrant who had established much of his success before he ever got here, and was then stymied in the United States by cultural forces whose nature, ultimately, is alien to his own background and experience. In short, this was not a dry, scientific progress story; rather a gripping drama of struggle and hard-won victory --- and still only partially-won.
