good, but not great

Rating: 6/10 (28 December 2001)

first off....too long. Period. 40 minutes should be taken off to bring it in at an even 2 hours. As pragmatic a person (and star) as Ali was...the ongoing saga of his life between the years 1964 to 1974..often left me bored, waiting for and wanting some adrenalin to set in. It just couldn't hold my interest throughout...which is why I thought it would be more entertaining if it was 2 hours long and not 2 hr. 40 minutes. That being said..I thought Will Smith did a good job in the role, although at times I found it hard to imagine him on screen, as the character he was portraying.