WILL SMITH SHOWS HE'S A LIGHTWEIGHT PLAYING ALI

Rating: 3/10 (10 November 2002)

I consider Muhammed Ali to be the greatest fighter of all time, and one of the greatest entertainers also. This movie, and Will Smith, fall short of expanding the legend of Ali. Maybe Ali was just too big to truly capture. First of all, the fight scenes must have been choreographed by the same guy who did the Rocky movies, or maybe the old Batman TV shows. Every punch connected hard, with a audible thud! And was it necessary to show the bedroom scenes? Yes, they wanted to show the complete picture, but somethings are better left to the imagination. Will Smith would have been better playing Ali without a script and reacting. Instead tries to act like Ali, and proves he is a lightweight. John Voight did a better Cosell than Will Smith does Ali. Ali was about struggle and proving things. It was about his relationship with Smokin Joe Frazier, and the media and Cosell. Watch the real Ali on old shows like the Joe Namath show, or Wide World of Sports. He was articulate and at various times, intense, playful and a master of communication. This movie falls short and loses by a TKO.