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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.
Entertainment Weekly - p.44-5 - 4th January 2002
...Dazzling....As Ali, Will Smith undergoes the kind of astonishing self-transformation that makes you blink, then stare...
New York Times - p.E1 - 25th December 2001
...ALI is a breakthrough for director Michael Mann....His overwhelming love of its subject will turn audiences into exuberant, thrilled fight crowds...
Total Film - p.100 - 1st March 2002
...Smith has nailed the voice, the charm, the body language -- he has, in short, become Ali as much as any actor possibly could...
Box Office - p.56 - 1st February 2002
...Smith is undeniably excellent in the role, capturing the essence of Ali's character....Other supporting performers are equally convincing...
Rolling Stone - p.56 - 17th January 2002
...Smith gives a towering performance, defiantly funny and impassioned....Mann and Smith deliver this powerhouse with the urgency of a champ's left hook...
Variety - p.35-41 - 17th December 2001
...[The film] possesses an informed, intelligent perspective...