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Ali (2001) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 56,023 users
Metascore: 65/100
Reviews: 370 user | 167 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring. Director:Michael Mann |
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| Will Smith | ... | ||
| Jamie Foxx | ... | ||
| Jon Voight | ... | ||
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | ||
| Ron Silver | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | ||
| Mykelti Williamson | ... | ||
| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... |
Sonji Roi
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| Nona Gaye | ... | ||
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| Joe Morton | ... | ||
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| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | ||
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In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of ... Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@rogers.com>
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25 December 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$107,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$646,787 (Germany) (16 August 2002)Gross:
$646,787 (Germany) (16 August 2002)Company Credits
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Columbia Pictures Corporation, Forward Pass, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG) See more »
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Written, Produced and Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
Published by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke and New Columbia Pictures Music, Inc.
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Chicago's Northwest Armory, at 1551 North Kedzie Avenue, doubled as both New York's Audubon Ballroom backstage and Houston's induction center. The wall to the left as Malcolm X walks down the hallway moments before his death is the opposite side of the wall on the viewer's right when seeing Ali on the drill floor refusing induction. The wall at the end of the hallway and the door through which X walks were constructed for the film, as was the trim around the supply room doors along the side. Unusual for films, the travel through the induction sequence accurately depicts the same building's exterior and interior; the cars pull up in front of the armory on the Kedzie side, the actors walk through the Kedzie foyer, and onto the drill floor, consistent with the building's actual layout. The drill floor was also featured in the video for R. Kelly's 'I Believe I Can Fly'. See more »Goofs
Chauncey Eskridge was not at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis standing directly under Martin Luther King Jr. at the moment of King's April 4, 1968 assassination (the director knew this). See more »Crazy Credits
In the opening credits, as the main title fades away the A of Ali lasts a little longer than the other two letters. See more »Soundtracks
"Destiny"Written, Produced and Performed by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke
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The fights are not rocky-type or "entertaining" but REAL. Inside the boxing ring, things are different. I was glad to see close to perfect adaptation of Ali's fights (I watched documentary on Ali's career). Michael Mann gets credit for painting all the different aspects of Ali's life superbly. Well, 'Ali' is based on a real legend and not a super-hero and so it is hell of a job to portray such a personality on big screen and make it so entertaining to watch.
The only downside of the movie was to focus a little longer on effect of Africa on him. But the "Loud mouth" CHAMPs witty and "punchy" remarks in his real life along, with his big blows inside the ring, will keep you glued for more.
Overall, Will Smith's hard-work, Mann's adaptation and Mohammad Ali's legendary life makes 'Ali' a must watch for movie goers.