Watchable

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2011)

I'm a sports junkie, and I normally watch all the movies that are based on any kind of sports. For me, Muhammad Ali is one of the greatest sportsman of all time. You can call me his fan (even though I'm not much of a boxing guy).
I liked this movie. Ali's character is handled greatly by Will Smith. But I feel something odd here. I believe the movie could have lot more than it actually had. I know, the movie was long (longer than 2 hrs). I think the script could have adjusted. I don't know why, but I didn't like this movie as much as I did 'Rocky'. I know someone would say that Rocky is a classical masterpiece. But I don't understand what stopped 'Ali' to be one? Why isn't it handled in the sense? It's understandable when a 'True Story' is being made on the real life hero, there are lots of limitations. But one thing is there though. In the life of Ali, there were many real ups and downs, and they could have been utilized more properly to bring bring better twists and climax.
Well, the movie is good, and I will recommend it to all the fans of Muhammad Ali, or other fans of Sports Movies.