Concussion: The NFL Doesn't Care About Player Safety? WHHHAAAATTTT?????

Concussion is the story of the doctor (Dr. Bennet Omalu) who first diagnoses CTE, the condition some former football players suffer brought on by repeated head trauma/concussions throughout their playing careers. It's the story of his struggle to get his research and findings recognized by the NFL and publicly. There's a part about former Steeler great and former Lodi, WI resident Mike Webster and his horrible struggles after his playing career. I knew I'd hate that part, but I was also disappointed more wasn't done to recognize his family for allowing his brain to be studied by Dr. Omalu. They helped pave the way for others to do the same and to allow the research, which they went through great lengths to show Dr. Omalu's personal costs and struggles, but didn't talk about the Webster's assistance to the research. The cast is excellent with Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, and Albert Brooks headlining and strong showings in smaller parts for Paul Reiser, Mike O'Malley, Luke Wilson, and a relatively unknown to me Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Wilson is a poor Roger Goodell impersonation and Baldwin is excellent, but can't figure out how much of a "Louisiana" (supposedly) accent to allow through, which was brutal. Besides those flaws I thought the rest of the cast did very well. The story focused a ton on Dr. Omalu, which is a great angle that deserves to be told, but as I stated earlier there were some other heroes essential to the research who got no recognition. Bottom Line: 7.9 out of 10. I liked the movie a lot. People who aren't aware of the struggle to get the NFL to admit the damage they caused by allowing players, particularly with concussions, to continue to play despite their injuries will get quite a story. Those familiar with the struggles will notice some shortcomings. The acting is strong and I'm glad this movie was made. I'm also glad with the steps the NFL and football at younger levels have done to hopefully limit concussions and the issues repeated concussions cause.