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Ali

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Year: 2001

DVD Widescreen Theatrical Cut More Info Theatrical Cut Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396066892 Catalog #: DL1864693 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital Surround, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.99 (6% off) List Price: $14.99
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Synopsis

Ten years in the life of boxing great and former heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali is examined as Ali makes a name for himself in the ring in the early 1960s, and becomes champion surrounded by controversy and adulation.

Review

Will Smith is faced with the challenge of portraying a living legend in Ali, director Mann's compelling but fractured biography of champion boxer Muhammad Ali. And he gives quite an accomplished dramatic performance, giving this look at ten years in the life of Ali an energy and focus all his own. However fragmented and overlong the film may be, Ali paints an often powerful portrait of the heavyweight champ, who is followed from his first championship bout in 1964 through his historic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" match. The film traces his various romantic and personal relationships, including Malcolm X, Howard Cosell (Voight is unrecognizable), his wives, trainers, managers, and his publicized battle with the U.S. Army. Mann too often allows the action to ramble, such as the scene in which Ali jogs through the streets of Zaire for what seems to be forever. But the dramatics that unfold have an intensity that overcome the occasional slow stretch. Ali may not be totally befitting of the American icon, but it's certainly up to the challenge.

--David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.99 (Theatrical Cut)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396066892
Catalog #: DL1864693

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital Surround , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Extras: Trailers