In Theaters: December 25, 2015

There are a whopping FOUR wide releases this weekend.  And Star Wars will likely keep the number one spot with ease.

Concussion

Will Smith stars in a true story drama about headaches.

Concussion is about a scientist or doctor or whatever who discovers a connection between playing in the NFL and permanent brain damage.  This causes some kind of uproar.  I don't know the details.  Oh, and Will Smith's character is African American.  You know, like, actually from Africa and emigrated to America.

Concussion is rated PG-13 for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language.

Daddy's Home

You won't remember this movie exists in two years.

The idea is funny.  Will Ferrell is a step father to two kids.  Their birth father comes back into the picture, played by Mark Wahlberg.  They compete for the kids' affection.  The trailers do look funny! But not funny enough.

Maybe I'm wrong!  That would be great!

In any case, Daddy's Home is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, crude and suggestive content, and for language.

Joy

A single mother invents a mop.  I'm not kidding that's what it's about.  The interesting experiment here is if Jennifer Lawrence (a millionaire since her early twenties) can elicit feelings of sympathy as a single mother.

Joy is rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Point Break

Luke Bracey does his best Keanu Reeves impression and meanwhile Edgar Ramirez does his best Patrick Swayze impression.

This remake has the same premise as the original.  Extreme athletes are performing large scale criminal acts and an FBI agent/extreme sports enthusiast goes after them.  After a while his loyalty to the FBI is in question.

Point Break is rated PG-13 for violence, thematic material involving perilous activity, some sexuality, language and drug material.


      Big Shot Critic