Smith, who has a well-developed ego of his own, not only looks like the young Ali but also sounds like the brash Louisville Lip.
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06/25/04
Ali (2001)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:96
Rotten:48
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Though perhaps no film could fully do justice to the fascinating life and personality of Muhammad Ali, Mann's direction and Smith's performance combine to pack a solid punch.
Runtime: 2 hrs 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. The action begins with the brash young Cassius... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Jon Voight, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Foxx
Director: Michael Mann
Reviews for Ali
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05/19/04
Smith's transformation is nothing less than astounding.
01/07/04
No matter how good Smith and the other actors are, they seem at times dwarfed by the movie itself.
05/16/03
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05/14/03
Ali contains much information, lots of emotional depth, and a triumphant performance by Smith, but its dragging pace and tendency toward digression often seem to work against its good intentions.
02/08/03
Mann has emerged with only a few cuts and bruises, while Smith, to paraphrase his character, hasn't a mark.
01/23/03
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12/08/02
Top CriticMann's Ali is too concerned with cramming all of the benchmarks of his career into three hours to take the time to understand the true joy and compassion of the man.
12/08/02
Michael Mann reminds us why Muhammad Ali was the greatest -- inside and outside the ring -- in 2001's best film.
11/07/02
A 154-minute film that is both too much and not enough -- too much boxing, too many hours to sit, and too few connections.
10/21/02
Exhilarating, stylish, intelligent historical drama.
10/15/02
Mann gets most of the basics right but doesn't quite capture Ali's soul or spiritual growth and commitment.
10/10/02
The film gives Ali his due by refusing to idealize him or to gloss over his failings.
10/03/02
Michael Mann’s Muhammad Ali film is not only a terrific biography of one of the 20th century’s most important sports figures, it could well be the finest boxing movie ever made.
09/13/02
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09/10/02
A clothesline rundown of Muhammed Ali's life...so preoccupied with realism, it neglects to have a thesis.
09/01/02
Full of abstractions that are sometimes distractions… the film's structured schizophrenia, if occasionally wayward, still bears some undeniably tremendous fruit.
08/30/02
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08/17/02
Definitely worth seeing because of exciting scenes with Smith and Voight sparring verbally as Ali and Cossell.
08/02/02
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