I Am Ali

Name: I Am Ali
Genre: Biography, Sport, Documentary
Released: October 10, 2014
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Muhammad Ali

2014

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Focus World | Release Date: October 10, 2014 | PG

Starring: Muhammad Ali

Summary: I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of 'audio journals' combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, sons, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of 'audio journals' combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, sons, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy. Experience Ali's extraordinary story, as a fighter, lover, brother, and father - told from the inside for the very first time. [Focus Features]… Expand

Director: Clare Lewins

Genre(s): Biography, Sport, Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 111 min

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Richard Roeper

Oct 9, 2014

I Am Ali serves as further testimony Ali wasn’t simply a great boxer, he was a great man who happened to be a great boxer as well. Read full review

Empire Angie Errigo

Nov 24, 2014

The word 'icon' is overused but as this charming Muhammad Ali portrait shows, occasionally it's utterly warranted. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Oct 9, 2014

The film itself, fond and intriguing, is by no means a hard-charging confrontation. Rather, Lewins' film is an affectionate series of memories, as recalled by Ali's family and associates. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Oct 7, 2014

Ultimately, this feels like a hagiographic official portrait that takes the sting out of the proverbial bee. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Oct 9, 2014

“Boxing was just something he did,” Foreman says, referring to all the worlds encompassed in the life of the now-72-year-old Ali. Indeed. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Oct 9, 2014

In the wake of numerous documentaries and a big-budget film, writer-director Clare Lewins can find little fresh material. Read full review

David Ehrlich

Oct 8, 2014

Lewins’ reductively humanist approach is at odds with how distanced the movie feels from any trace of a real human at its core. Read full review

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geedup

Dec 9, 2014

Perhaps it is the well documented life of Ali, that made this documentary ho-hum. Family members have spoke about him, writers have spoke, foes have spoke......we know more than a bit about the icon of American Culture. And, not much added to that knowledge from this documentary. I did likePerhaps it is the well documented life of Ali, that made this documentary ho-hum. Family members have spoke about him, writers have spoke, foes have spoke......we know more than a bit about the icon of American Culture. And, not much added to that knowledge from this documentary. I did like the recordings he made with his children that were used, that really caputred his "outside the ring" nature. For a person who doe snot know much about this man, this movie would be a good start.… Expand

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