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By Tom Glasson (221) for Concrete Playground (635) on 17 Feb 2016

The science shines brightest in this confronting true story that brings shocking new meaning to the phrase 'contact sport…

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By Glen Falkenstein (9) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 17 Feb 2016

Relying in no small part on Smith's reliably first-rate performance, Concussion is a thoughtful and interesting story neglectfully executed…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 17 Feb 2016

Tthe events depicted are fascinating but feel inconclusive, so it's easy to leave feeling a little unfulfilled at the close of play…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2016

The expose of brain damage risks to footballers is powerful stuff, but the film never flies, due to a messy screenplay that loses its focus…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 16 Feb 2016

Feels like an outline spun by an ambitious Hollywood executive rather than anything resembling real life…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 16 Feb 2016

It's become all too easy for heavyweights like the NFL to forget the essence of sport: win or lose, it's just a game but one which can physically…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 16 Feb 2016

I am a sucker for cause films that champion right against might, but even allowing for that bias, I can recommend Concussion as engaging cinematic…

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By Jordi Costa (207) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 15 Feb 2016

An Oscar vehicle for Will Smith that much like his Nigerian accent, doesn't quite work. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 14 Feb 2016

Will Smith embodies virtue and gritty determination as compassionate pathologist Dr Bennet Omalu in the true-life drama Concussion…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 14 Feb 2016

Smith's performance is his best in years, an oasis of intelligent calm amid writer-director Peter Landesman's soapy melodrama, characterised…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 14 Feb 2016

There are some very dubious dramatic devices deployed in this inspired-by-true-events issue movie exploring the link between head trauma and…

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By Mikel Zorrilla (231) for Espinof (390) on 12 Feb 2016

Concussion is a clumsy drama for its resistance to address deep into the issue it sets. [Full Review in spanish]…

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By Damon Wise (265) for Radio Times (2,421) on 11 Feb 2016

There are flashes of what made the story interesting in the first place, not so much in the David v Goliath aspect of Omalu's work but in his…

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By Grant Rollings (123) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 11 Feb 2016

It is a passionate outsider-film driven by Smith's considerable acting power…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 11 Feb 2016

The suspicion lingers that this story might have been better told in a documentary than in a dramatic feature…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 11 Feb 2016

Smith takes on Omalu's Nigerian accent and too-perfect grammar with confidence, as this man with eight university degrees and an iron respect…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 11 Feb 2016

Smith's performance is shallow, conceited and bland…

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By Dan Jolin (289) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 11 Feb 2016

Writer/director Peter Landesman has turned out a film that nonetheless remains desperately conventional and never communicates that sense of…

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By Edgardo Reséndiz (120) for Reforma (226) on 20 Jan 2016

Will Smith gives a great performance. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Eduardo Molina (84) for Reforma (226) on 20 Jan 2016

In spite of the problems in the script, this is a movie with an interesting and important subject. [Full review in Spanish]…

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