I don't necessarily like Don King as a result of watching this movie, but "Don King: Only in America" did make him more human to me.
In my lifetime Don King has always been a joke--a bad hairdo having, word mispronouncing, money stealing joke. But, unlike Ving Rhames's depiction, he wasn't' funny. This was the most dynamic character I'd ever seen Rhames play and he was excellent. He made Don King's character jump off the screen he did it so well.
DKOIA starts in the mid-60s with Don King hustling on the streets of Cleveland. He was arrested for beating a man to death and served five years for the crime. He emerged from prison with a renewed focus and a renewed vocabulary. Once he was able to win over Ali and Foreman to make the "Rumble in the Jungle" happen, he became a real player in professional boxing.
Don King's story is interesting and entertaining. We got to see some of the people in his inner circle who helped him become who he became--those he relied upon and those he used. The movie was excellent even if you hate Don King.
In my lifetime Don King has always been a joke--a bad hairdo having, word mispronouncing, money stealing joke. But, unlike Ving Rhames's depiction, he wasn't' funny. This was the most dynamic character I'd ever seen Rhames play and he was excellent. He made Don King's character jump off the screen he did it so well.
DKOIA starts in the mid-60s with Don King hustling on the streets of Cleveland. He was arrested for beating a man to death and served five years for the crime. He emerged from prison with a renewed focus and a renewed vocabulary. Once he was able to win over Ali and Foreman to make the "Rumble in the Jungle" happen, he became a real player in professional boxing.
Don King's story is interesting and entertaining. We got to see some of the people in his inner circle who helped him become who he became--those he relied upon and those he used. The movie was excellent even if you hate Don King.