You may have missed the point.

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2001)

* Possible Spoilers if you don't know the history of Ali *
Yes it's a little long in places but it's really a great film if you think about it from the perspective of a young black american who remembers sitting in the back of the bus and seeing newspaper articles on racial hangings, to a man who was inspired by the inspiration he gave to the African people of Zaire. As confusing as that last sentence may sound I think some people missed the point on this film. They seem to have expected to see Ali's entire history, or Ali's greatest fights, or their personal memories of Ali but what they got instead was what drove the man through the years that defined him. What made him the fighter who wouldn't let Geogre Foremen, or the American Government, beat him. Very interesting if not essential.
(and for the record I thought 'When they were Kings' was a little too long as well)