ALI (Theatrical Release USA 2001)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.6|5.0 Starsìììì

Ali—do not miss this film—becomes a winner from the word go. Will Smith makes a superb Ali. The movie becomes another terrific addition to his growing list of absolutely great entertainment titles (Independence Day, Men In Black, Pursuit of Happyness, Enemy of the State, Legend of Bagger Vance). Watch for Jon Voight, Jeffery Wright, Jaime Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, and Bruce McGill.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

Ali (Will Smith) fights against Sonny Liston (Michael Bentt) and ends the story with the famous fight against George Foreman (Charles Shufford).

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Michael Mann for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Howard L. Bingham, Lee Caplin, and Graham King for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Cassius Clay/Cassius X/Muhammad Ali (Will Smith), Drew Brown (Jamie Foxx), Howard Cosell (Jon Voight), Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles), Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver), Howard Bingham (Jeffrey Wright), Don King (Mykelti Williamson), Sonji Roi (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Belinda Ali (Nona Gaye).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s an excellent choice for the home library.

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