I Am Ali
Focus World | Release Date: October 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 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
80
EmpireAngie ErrigoNov 24, 2014
The word 'icon' is overused but as this charming Muhammad Ali portrait shows, occasionally it's utterly warranted. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsOct 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
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 16, 2014
Clare Lewins' new documentary I Am Ali is a great introduction to the boxer, activist and super-celebrity if you don't know much about him. It doesn't break any new ground, not does it claim to, but it's likable and reasonably thorough. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 9, 2014
I Am Ali may never truly wow as the umpteenth portrait of a living legend, but it has its charms in reminding us of one fighter's singular ability to knock us all out with his talent, personality and convictions. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 9, 2014
There’s so much great vintage footage of Ali... and he’s so charismatic, it would be hard to watch the movie and not take something from it. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanOct 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
60
Time OutKeith UhlichOct 7, 2014
Ultimately, this feels like a hagiographic official portrait that takes the sting out of the proverbial bee. Read full review
50
Washington PostMark JenkinsOct 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
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 8, 2014
It offers a plethora of personal accounts, practically all of which are unabashedly laudatory, that provide a fuller picture of its subject's complex personality even if the results border on hagiography. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael NordineOct 7, 2014
It’s unfortunate that, even with this wealth of uncovered materials, I Am Ali still plays as a greatest-hits version of its subject’s life, offering little depth or insight into any one element of it. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandOct 10, 2014
Clare Lewins' dizzyingly disjointed documentary, I Am Ali, has one thing going for it: its subject, boxing immortal Muhammad Ali. Read full review
30
The DissolveDavid EhrlichOct 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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