“Collateral Beauty” Review
Will Smith is back in the most dramatic role yet as a man at the top of his game in the industry, whose life begins to crumb at the sudden death of his six-year-old daughter, Olivia due to brain cancer. His friends and partners at his work, played by Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, and Michael Pena, see the devastation, and try to let him cope but when they all fear losing their jobs, that fear takes place and they enlist three local actors to play death, time and love, in order to discredit Smith, but will that be the best thing for the struggling father in order to cope with his daughter’s death?
At an hour thirty-seven minutes, Collateral Beauty will have you deep in thought about how three very different elements work together in mysterious ways in order to see a collateral beauty in everything.
Collateral Beauty also stars Helen Mirren, who beautifully captures the role of death for Howard, Kiera Knightley portrays love in more ways than one, beginning with the weepy heartfelt moments to the love as a strong threshold and Jacob Latimore encompasses time in the raw, edgy type that will leave you wondering how one could ever forget about time.
All in all, Collateral Beauty, came out December 16, 2016 and thus has brought in well over 30 million at the box office. It’s still playing in a theater near you.
“Concussion” REVIEW
The true story about the mysterious deaths of nearly an entire football team is still drawing crowds to the theaters nearly a month after it came to the big screen Christmas weekend.
Concussion stars Will Smith as Dr. Omalu Bennet, an accomplished pathologist, who through a series of autopsies, discovers that repeated concussions during normal football play has resulted in brain damage. It’s a story of perseverance as Bennet (Smith) faces resistance from the NFL as he continues to uncover the truth and prevent more players from falling. Concussion also stars Alec Baldwin, as Dr. Julian Bailes, one of the lead NFL physician, who goes from fighting against Bennet to realizing the reality and fighting for truth.
At just over two hours, it’s an emotional drama that has viewers routing for science rather then an all American pastime called football. Smith’s and Baldwin’s performances are exceptional, and will hold your attention right away.
Concussion, opened in theaters December 25, and to date has earned over 33 million domestically. It’s currently playing in a theater near you.