Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
Grove Press | Release Date: April 11, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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The New York TimesDana Stevens
In an era whose culture was defined by what the literary critic Richard Poirier called the performing self, Mr. Ali's persona was one of the greatest performances of all. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
More about Ali as media star and social figure, less about the quicksilver athlete. Read full review
70
Village VoiceEd Halter
Fight footage is kept to a minimum; in this film, the boxer's best one-two's don't hit inside the ring. Clay's ingenious hype-baiting moxie drives the first half, cut to a nouvelle pop beat. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
William Klein's film documents a turbulent time and an outsized personality, but the film's glories are in the details and its intimacy would be unimaginable in the rigidly spin-controlled atmosphere of 21st-century sports. Read full review
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