Review of When We Were Kings (1996) by Jim L — 04 Aug 2013

This is an amazing movie that chronicles the heavyweight championship matchup (Rumble in the Jungle) between reigning title holder George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali in 1974. On September 25, 1974, in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals in its history, Watergate, America was poised to watch a knockout punch that would redefine it as a nation of champions.

This film goes beyond the boxing and covers the socio-political impact this fight had on our history books. A great critic quote on this film: 'No comedian was ever funnier, no fighter ever faster than Muhammad Ali, who is caught at the top of his game in Leon Gast's valentine, When We Were Kings'.