Giancarlo Esposito, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Foxx
The life story of heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, following the champ's early days as Cassius Clay and his rise in sports and politics, including his controversial refusal to fight in the Vi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 30, 2002
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Stats: 2,586 reviews
Flixster Reviews (2,586)
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October 2, 2009A vague insight into the life and career of Muhammad Ali. I say vague because after 2 and a half hours, there is only about 45 minutes worth of storytelling, the rest of the film is all shaky camera background shots which add nothing to the story. It?s funny really, I've always l...( read more)
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April 4, 2008A big and serious film for Will Smith, however I only ever saw Will Smith acting as Mohammed Ali, not at anytime did I feel that he had transformed into Ali, which so many actors have managed when acting in biopics. I can?t help feeling that this role may have suited a talented ...( read more)
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March 2, 2008Michael Mann as always makes shots look really good but the storyline tries to chronicle everything that happened in the mid-60's while trying to focus on Ali's life.
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October 29, 2009Probably willys best performance. his name is muhammed ali, he floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
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October 27, 2009"One of Will Smith's best perormances in a very good movie about the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali".
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October 27, 2009Exceptional Biopic with full on Michael Mann style. Smith delivered his best performance of his career with Ali. Ron Silver is totaly unrecognizable as Angelo Dundee. As is Levar Burton as Martin Luther King. I really approached this with alot of hesitation because Biopics can te...( read more)
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October 27, 2009Will Smith did a good portrayal of Ali...but the layout of the movie was a mess...
they tried to put a lot of events and it didn't flow good
Critic Reviews
December 25, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
December 25, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Smith ... demonstrates not only impressive boxing prowess ... but a maturity and subtlety that he's never before shown on screen. full review
December 21, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Mann and Smith deliver this powerhouse with the urgency of a champ's left hook. full review
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