Product Details
| Genres | Sports, Drama |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Landesman |
| Starring | Paul Reiser |
| Studio | Columbia Pictures |
| Captions and subtitles | English Details |
| Purchase rights | Stream instantly and download to 2 locations Details |
| Format | Amazon Video (streaming online video and digital download) |
Top Customer Reviews
By The Movie Guy on December 28, 2015
Format: DVD
The film centers on Dr. Bennet Omalu (Will Smith) a highly educated Nigerian pathologist working in the city of Pittsburgh. When Mike Webster died young, Omalu performs a full autopsy. He then orders brain slides where he discovers Webster had CTE, a condition where the brains proteins change the brain as Webster cries out, "I'm dyeing in here!" As more football players die young, a case is made that the frequent blows to the head cause the problem, evidence that won't go away
Omalu is an unorthodox pathologist who appears eligible for sainthood. He embellishes everything that is good, while the NFL, not so good. In the end science prevailed, although the problem still exists. It was an interesting film, even though you knew how it ends.
Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.
Omalu is an unorthodox pathologist who appears eligible for sainthood. He embellishes everything that is good, while the NFL, not so good. In the end science prevailed, although the problem still exists. It was an interesting film, even though you knew how it ends.
Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.
4.0 out of 5 starsLike the Big Short the movie will anger you the more you watch. It's possible to still love football & agree that it's dangerous
By Tony Heck on March 28, 2016
Format: DVD
"Why does an apparently healthy, favorite son of this city become self mutilating and homeless at 50? Cardiac arrest may be how he died, but not why." Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith) is a pathologist in Pittsburgh. When an NFL hall of famer shows up dead Omalu notices something strange about the way he died. After asking for samples of his brain Omalu discovers something he named CTE. When he goes to the NFL with this information they not only ignore him, but try and discredit him. When more and more bodies pile up he becomes hard to ignore. Anyone that watched football, and even most that don't have heard about this growing concern. Most also know that the NFL is trying to downplay the issue, but I didn't realize to what extent they were until this movie. All politics aside, I really enjoyed this movie. The acting was good, although I can see why Will Smith wasn't nominated, the real snub is Albert Brooks in this. He was great. Much like Moneyball or Draft Day this is a type of sports genre movie that isn't 100% about sports. Also much like the Big Short the movie will anger you the more you watch. It is possible to still love football and agree that it's dangerous and something needs to be done. That seems to be what the NFL is not understanding. Overall, a very good movie that was better than I expected and I recommend. I give this an A-.
5.0 out of 5 starsIgnore any bad reviews; they're completely unwarranted, and more than slightly ridiculous.
By P. G. McFinnigan on March 21, 2016
Format: Amazon Video Verified Purchase
This is a fantastic movie, and the gripes of the people who disagree seem petty or outright fake. Most take aim at Smith directly, or hint at a sub par story without really mentioning why it was done poorly. The movie covered a lot of material, and I think it did it very well. The plot of the movie is no secret. You get the gist of the plot from the premise of the movie; NFL tries to cover up health risks of football, and a guy finds out the risks and exposes them. It's all in the trailer, and all of this was in the news at one point, and it's all on Wikipedia. This movie just tries to tell the story to a wider audience, and it does so exceedingly well. Another gripe I saw was that someone thought the documentary on the subject was more informative. That's great; what are they going to tell us next, that a potato is a potato? Show of hands, who in their right mind thinks that a movie made for entertainment is more educational than a documentary meant to inform?
If you look at other Smith movies (even extending to those with his son Jaden in them, who they always, without fail, compare to his father) I think you'll notice a similar trend; people gripe about nonsense, and usually say something bad about Smith, or they're looking for something to complain about. Anyone can find anything in any movie to complain about; it isn't hard. But what kind of people watch movies just to complain about them? Apparently Will Smith "fans" do. Because almost all of his movies are great, and they're all rated slightly lower than they should be, because a chunk of people seem to get on to every single one of his (and even his kids) movies and bash them. Take The Karate Kid remake with his son in it. Great movie. Any other movie that good would have been a 4.5 star movie. Nope.Read more ›
If you look at other Smith movies (even extending to those with his son Jaden in them, who they always, without fail, compare to his father) I think you'll notice a similar trend; people gripe about nonsense, and usually say something bad about Smith, or they're looking for something to complain about. Anyone can find anything in any movie to complain about; it isn't hard. But what kind of people watch movies just to complain about them? Apparently Will Smith "fans" do. Because almost all of his movies are great, and they're all rated slightly lower than they should be, because a chunk of people seem to get on to every single one of his (and even his kids) movies and bash them. Take The Karate Kid remake with his son in it. Great movie. Any other movie that good would have been a 4.5 star movie. Nope.Read more ›
By John on April 9, 2016
Format: Amazon Video Verified Purchase
A riveting drama documenting the true story of how one simple, but brilliant man doing his best each day can turn the world upside down by accidentally exposing one of the biggest tragedies and cover ups in American history. His reward for discovering and publishing the truth about the devastating long-term effects of head trauma from football was to incur the wrath and power of the NFL. Especially poignant is it all began in my home town, Pittsburgh, PA and with one of the players I grew up admiring, Mike Webster in a sport I personally played through college at Penn State. One of the most inspiring and most tragic story lines in the movie is how it took an immigrant to teach us what America is suppose to be. Don't miss this movie, you won't regret it.
By D. Baker on March 28, 2016
Format: DVD
Will Smith is Dr. Bennet Omalu, a pathologist working in a Pittsburgh hospital, who does an autospy on "Iron" Mike Webster, former player of the Pittsburgh Steelers. His body is fine, so what killed him. After a closer look at his brain, and all the brains of the former players that committed suicide after Mike, his prognosis is that the concussions received are lasting longer than should. His fight against the NFL marks a truth that needed to be told, and all those mean tweets that Will got for doing this flick is the action of cowards. Now, in 2016, more progress is being made to make sure that players on the field don't succumb to the psychological madness that envelops them after they stop playing. A WORTHY MOVIE FOR A WORTHY CAUSE AND I LOVED IT!!!
I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season (and praying FOX doesn't screw things up and cancel the show like they seem to do whenever they get a good show going). I definitely recommend this for anyone who likes stuff like SPN, Grimm, Once Upon a Time, etc.