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Ali (2001) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
4272 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.51/4 |
# of Ratings: |
83 |
Genres: |
Biography, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/25/2001 |
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Director: |
Michael Mann |
Actors: |
Will Smith
Jamie Foxx
Jon Voight
Mario Van Peebles
Ron Silver
Jeffrey Wright |
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Plot Outline:
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The life and times of Muhammad Ali. -- sapien
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Ikkinbot 07/15/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
Ali seems like a really interesting man, so I don't know why this movie is so boring. Will Smith's charm just doesn't shine through in this movie. |
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Ichabod Crane 04/06/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
1/4 |
Not much of a biopic of Ali. It mixes in a lot of things including quite a bit about Malcolm X, but nothing is in-depth enough to have any real meaning. The film follows Ali problems and his success but he never seemed to become a fully realized character. That is not helped by Smith's strange imitating performance that does not work well, and most of the time he gives the same uncaring look even in scenes that it makes no sense whatsoever. It needed a more in-depth look at Muhammad Ali, it is not just a glorification of him since he shows his poor treatment of his wives but it never really gets into that in any meaningful way either. |
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02/28/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Ali" by Yojimbo |
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This biopic concentrates on the period between Muhammad Ali gaining the heavyweight championship of the world as Cassius Clay, through to when regained it at the "Rumble In The Jungle" ten years later. Will Smith (minus the face fuzz) was the obvious and perfect casting choice for a charming, charismatic motor-mouth and he is completely believable as the legendary fighter, but he is also surrounded by a supporting cast who are all knockout themselves; particularly an unrecognisable Jon Voigt as the sportscaster and long time friend Howard Cosell, Jamie Foxx as his junkie sidekick and even Mario Van Peebles proves he can actually act given the right material as Malcolm X. I would have liked to have seen more of the political climate during these years of the civil rights movement but Mann'... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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01/21/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Ali himself was more of a knockout |
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I remember when this movie came out there was all this hype. Will Smith was supposed to win an Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, Tony, Teen Choice, Grammy, and everything else out there. To be quite honest, I saw this movie when it came about but completely forgot its exitence until I recently saw preview for it on HBO. This was definitely one of Smith's most forgettable movies. Not to say that he did a bad job; however, I think the movie itself lacked a lot of excitement and intensity. Muhammed Ali was the greatest boxer of his time. He was so outspoken and charged with energy. He had the whole butterfly and bee thing going on. There was no one else like him. So it's only natural that there should be a movie about him, right? Wrong. I think Hollywood made a mistake with this one. Watching old... |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
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