Based on the true story of accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu who uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
PROS
- Excellent performance by the whole cast especially Will Smith.
- Great chemistry between Will Smith( Dr Omalu) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw(Prema Mutiso).
- Interesting , original story-line
CONS
- The movie is a bit one sided as the position of the NFL is not clearly stated .
FAVORITE QUOTE
Dr. Bennet Omalu: “Tell the truth! Tell the truth!”
Dr. Bennet Omalu: “God did not intend for us to play football”
Dr. Bennet Omalu: “I am the wrong person to have discovered this”
CONCLUSION
Will Smith gave us his best performance since his 2008 movie “Seven Pounds” .He is at his best when he takes on serious ,dramatic roles such as this one . He plays a Nigerian forensic pathologist who fought against efforts by NFL (National Football League) to suppress his research on the brain damage suffered by professional football players.
What i found to be particularly splendid about Will Smith’s performance was his accent . He adopts a Nigerian accent and voice mannerisms of Dr Omalu so well, that he disappears into the role. I had a hard time recognizing Smith in this role, because his usual voice, his well-known manner of speaking and inflections are absent in this film, and that is such a big part of his persona. That is a mark of a tremendous actor .
The supporting cast also did a great job , particularly Gugu Mbatha-Raw who plays Prema Mutiso , Dr Omalu’s supportive wife. The chemistry between the two was built up nicely through out the movie .
There’s a powerful irony that underscores the movie about a man who wants nothing more than to be an American, yet finds himself battling one of America’s most celebrated institutions.
This is an important movie , not only for players and fans of American football , but of all contact sports to re-examine the long term effects of injuries .
RATING
5 out of 5
BY KAPA187
Hmmm nigerians are busy making history in the world. especially the igbo people and yet ifwe our people just say come back home so that we all work half day during the signing of the constitution and drink beer. At our best, we build a house and import used vehicles from south africa. then you wonder, why nigerians get so much recognition and we get upset when everyone asks us if we are from nigeria the moment we say we from africa. Zambians, dont view the diaspora as a negative. treat it the same way the nigerians do, the same way the british colonists who were in zambia or africa did. they were british people (colonists) doing business with their fellow british people from headquarters. that way, we can parley resources from these damn westerners and plough it back home in terms of…
serious investment like car manufacturing, food processing plants, steel processing plants etc and not just buying lodges and houses ati investment.