This film has a lot to recommend it: Excellent Will Smith performance, impeccable technical credentials, mostly solid music choices, kinetic boxing scenes, etc. My main issue with it, although I still like it overall, is that the narrative meandered a bit too much, and went on a little too long. The only scenes which really popped for me were the fight scenes, especially Joe Frazier and the climactic Rumble in the Jungle (which was amazing). There were also some solid supporting performances, particularly by Mario Van Peebles as Malcolm X. His assassination, for me, was the most dramatically affecting part of the whole film. Also mentioned that the music was generally excellent, although an R. Kelly song took me out of the experience for a bit. Overall, a bit below from what I expect of Michael Mann, but was quite good as a Will Smith vehicle.
Review of Ali
