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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 2 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 30, 2002
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Will Smith & Jon Voight | |
Performer: | Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Foxx, Ron Silver, Nona Gaye, Mario Van Peebles, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson & Giancarlo Esposito | |
Directed by | Michael Mann | |
Screenwriting by | Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson | |
Composition by | Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke | |
Story by | Gregory Allen Howard | |
Subject: | Muhammad Ali | |
Produced by | Michael Mann, Jon Peters, A. Kitman Ho & Paul Ardaji | |
Director of Photography: | Emmanuel Lubezki |
Entertainment Reviews:
Ali is a far more complex creature than this movie allows for.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Rating: 2.5/5 --
While making a great looking biopic that is filled with detail, Michal Mann forgot to make a film that entertains, creating an emotionally void, tone flat portrait of an athlete whose contribution socially and culturally has yet to be matched.
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Matt's Movie Reviews
You can almost see him thinking his way through his fights...
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Turner Classic Movies Online
Rating: 3/5 --
It's the boxer you enjoy, not the sluggish 15 rounds the filmmakers put him through.
Washington Post
Rating: 4/5 --
Mann's compelling account of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali captures the considerable impact and charisma of the man who literally punched his way into the American consciousness.
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BBC.com
A flawed film, then, and a comparative disappointment. But because of Smith, the scrupulous recreation of the period and the general quality of the performances, I'll score Ali a narrow victory on points.
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The Herald (Ireland)
...Smith gives a towering performance, defiantly funny and impassioned....Mann and Smith deliver this powerhouse with the urgency of a champ's left hook...
Rolling Stone
Product Description:
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 Clay's surprising victory over Sonny Liston. The film depicts Clay's conversion to Islam, his partnership with "Bundini" Brown (Jamie Foxx in a wonderfully complex turn), his friendship with Howard Cosell (a transformed Jon Voight), his principled refusal to serve in the military during Vietnam, and his subsequent problems with the law and the boxing commission. The film concludes with Ali's battle with George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle."
Will Smith delivers a worthy performance, transforming his body, face, and voice to capture the spirit of the charismatic fighter. The work of the supporting cast is superb, including Smith's real-life wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, as the women in Ali's life. Mann brings the viewer in close to the boxing action, effectively depicting Ali's unique grace and quickness, and the violent frenzy of the sport. The film shows the familiar public figure of fights and press conferences, and also gives a glimpse of the quiet, thoughtful private life of Ali.
Will Smith delivers a worthy performance, transforming his body, face, and voice to capture the spirit of the charismatic fighter. The work of the supporting cast is superb, including Smith's real-life wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Marvin Gaye's daughter, Nona Gaye, as the women in Ali's life. Mann brings the viewer in close to the boxing action, effectively depicting Ali's unique grace and quickness, and the violent frenzy of the sport. The film shows the familiar public figure of fights and press conferences, and also gives a glimpse of the quiet, thoughtful private life of Ali.
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- Sales Rank: 30,739
- UPC: 043396066892
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