| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...long, flat, curiously muted..." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro |
"...the movie’s bypassing of essential information is mystifying." more... |
C |
CNN.com
Paul Tatara |
"A story as amazing as Ali's should generate awe, not light applause." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...a winning TKO." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...reminds you of Muhammad Ali's boxing style -- elusive, showy, feigning this way and that, but always out of range." more... |
C+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"Floats, and stings, like a butterfly." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...actually does the great man a disservice." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Smith gives a towering performance, defiantly funny and impassioned." more... |
B+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham |
"...right up there with the gold standard of boxing biographies..." more... |
B |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
"...those quintessential Mann moments, during which Ali is left alone to brood, feel surprisingly blank." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"Michael Mann's Ali is still on its feet by the time its herky-jerky narrative exhausts itself, but the best it can hope for is a split decision." more... |
B- |
Village Voice
J. Hoberman |
"...[loses] the rich context of its first hour." more... |
B- |
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter |
"...avoids controversy but...also avoids excitement." more... |
B- |
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