Review of Ali (2012) by Lee M — 08 Feb 2015

More than competently mounted, with a hollowness just discernible in its core... feels like the first draft of whatever film Michael Mann set out to make.

This review of Ali (2012) was written by Lee M on 08 Feb 2015.

Ali has generally received mixed reviews.

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