Concussion's reviews
Media reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
This film is vital in uncovering a hazard that was kept hidden for far too long. At last the secret is out, and Landesman and his fine cast will help to keep the conversation going.
New York Post
It?s formulaic and predictable, slathered with dopey musical cues and sprinkled with contrived movie-ish dialogue.
Rolling Stone
The film goes slack when its screws most need to tighten. Luckily, Smith ? flawless in accent and commitment to Omalu's worthy cause ? grips you from first to last.
Cinemanía
'Concussion' is about courage and commitment, two things in which the movie comes out victorious, despite a bombastic and ubiquitous Smith.
Fotogramas
A thorough and quixotic journalistic chronic, as right as already told.
The A.V. Club
Smith?s Omalu makes a compelling character, supported by his mentor Cyril Wecht (Albert Brooks) and former team doctor Julian Bailes (Alec Baldwin). But Concussion doesn?t crackle like the best whistleblower dramas.
Vulture
There?s a lot of good stuff here, but the movie often seems more interested in ennobling rather than dramatizing.
New York Times
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.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote