HE SHOOK UP THE WORLD

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 2002)

This is not Mann's best film, but it's still a great film. It shows that Mann is easily the no. 1 auteur in 2002 Hollywood. It is also Smith's best performance since "Six Degrees Of Seperation", and I'd be happy to see him take the Best Actor Oscar later this month.
I feel the critics wanted more Ali humour. Instead you get to see the darker, pensive Ali. You ge a great insight into 1960s USA. The African scenes are spot on, and the closing stadium scene rivals anything in "Gladiator".