Review of Ali (2012) by Alexander C — 07 Dec 2012

Charm, violence, and well-crafted mythmaking sure to enthrall.

This review of Ali (2012) was written by Alexander C on 07 Dec 2012.

Ali has generally received mixed reviews.

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By James O (968) on 18 May 2014

It was alright. Smith could've done a better job at studying the way Ali fought. I guess this film just needed a better actor to play the best…

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By Andrew M (2,871) on 01 Feb 2016

Well done I suppose it's not my thing though. a little slow as true to life movies usually are. Real life doesn't move at standard movie pace…

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By Jonathan B (2,317) on 03 Jun 2016

The last time I saw Ali was well over 10 years ago now, but in lieu of his passing seemed a fitting time to revisit…

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By Michael Lee T (18) on 18 Oct 2016

Ali was an ambitious film, to say the least, with Michael Mann being charged with creating a film on one of the most loved people of the past…

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By Zach S (751) on 13 Mar 2017

The film didn't work for me. Slow paced and meandering, something the real Ali wasn't…

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By Bruce B (1,130) on 18 Aug 2014

This movie is probably Will smiths best movie. Will smith is a brilliant actor. He plays the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali…

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By Stephen R (369) on 03 Jun 2016

I think this one is underrated, always have...the best acitng WIll Smith will ever do..and it fits flashy brilliant Michael Mann's directorial…

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By Andrey B (847) on 17 Mar 2015

Knew pretty much every detail portrayed in this film will smith does okay and whilst I enjoyed the film itself I don't like ali as a person…

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By Viet Phuong N (161) on 04 Jun 2016

Not (too) bad, but not really good either…

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By Estevão T (9) on 08 Jul 2016

Muito bom! uma história que merece ser vista…

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