I'd like all 158 minutes of my life back

Rating: 3/10 (13 January 2002)

Ali was definitely not the worst movie I've ever seen. But - it's close. Don't get me wrong, there were some amazing parts of this movie. Will Smith does a fantastic job, some of the best acting of his career. The rest of the acting, directing and presentation were also good. But the story is horrendous.
You find Ali as a person you don't really like but you don't hate him either. You pretty much just end up not respecting him but at the same time not caring. And if the movie leaves you not caring about the main character, it makes it tough to care about the movie.
Also, while the movie is filled with potentially controversial and interesting issues that could be used to help make the movie less boring, none of these issues are brought up in detail.
No one in the group of friends I saw it with thought the movie was worth the money and time we gave it. I'd encourage you to keep your $8 and 2 and half hours and use them for something more productive.