Lack of good storyline.

Dreadfully Boring

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

As Ridley Scott put it to Will Smith...'this role is a gift'. Great original story which i can only feel wasn't directed to fulfil its potential. Will was great in his depiction, but significant characters, like the one portrayed by Alec Baldwin are just not explored to any degree to provide depth. The same can be said for most the movies key folk.Perhaps if Ridley had the directing role it could have lifted the film. Though the conclusions drawn are fairly obvious, the movie is still tells a story which should be told, and I am happy to have seen it.

Another "must see" movie that makes you actually THINK. In this world of CGI fantasies, non-stop porno, and never ending sequels, it's good to know that some producers, albeit it too small a number, actually believe that there's still stories out there with actual social impact and importance. This is one such film. I think Will Smith has truly grown as a serious actor over the years, with this as his crowning achievement, in my view. Great performances all around, with a special nod to a superb Albert Brooks in a fantastic supporting role. Great comics often make great serious actors, agreed?

Man unfamiliar with American Football discovers it can often involve being hit repeatedly in the head, very hard. This is bad. Cultural institutions do not take kindly to being challenged, especially by an outsider...Join me again soon, when I watch a movie that uncovers what religion the Papal guy with the big hat belongs to!Every second of this movie is so thunderingly obvious, that it appears its only reason to exist is to give Will Smith the chance to try out a new accent.

Drama-wise, this was quite a decent film. I'm not sure they could have made it much better without faking a more rambunctious personality in Dr. Bennet Omalu, though he seems more animated in real life than Will Smith's depiction.Upon watching this I didn't know the backstory behind the NFL's actions, so it was educational in that realm. It didn't seem to make major, shocking headlines, possibly because everyone knows football is tough.But the NFL's stance was/is no surprise, knowing human nature. It's the age old tale of business-as-usual vs. evidence, be it asbestos, acid rain, ozone depletion, cigarettes, global warming, and most recently the health effects of industrial wind turbines (still being contested). Many more things could be added to the list, of course.Good film.