Lengthy saga

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2002)

The heading "lengthy saga" is redundant, I know. But this film shows its lengthiness a bit too much.
We follow the saga of a hero through the civil rights movement as he attains his title and his own identity. The cast is excellent. The boxing is realistic.
But the film lingers and becomes indulgent. It could have been cut down to a more focused running time without losing the meaning.