Great film, underrated by IMDb

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2006)

Michael Manns biopic about the greatest boxer of all time is underrated on IMDb and by critics. I thought Mann focused on the most important events in Ali's life, which was something to be proud of and not easy to fit into a film. The screenplay was well written by Eric Roth and Christopher Wilkinson along with mann. The performances were pretty good although i wished someone better than Mario Van peebles would have played Malcolm X, Peebles was only satisfactory. I liked Will smith in the lead, a good casting decision, Oscar nomination worthy for sure. I also liked Jamie Foxx and Jeffrey Wright a lot in their supporting performances. Jon Voigt was also great as boxing show host Howard Cossell. This is not Michael Manns best film, but definitely a great one, i would place it in the same league as Last of the Mohicans however not as great as Heat, Collateral or The Insider. 9/10