Ali

Released: 2001
Biography
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight
Running Time: 157 long boring minutes
Rated: R

The breakdown:  The story of Muhammad Ali as he started out to his time in the ring later on.

It's obvious that a lot of time and money went into this biopic that travels with Ali from 1964-1974.  As he rises to the world Champion, marries and divorces multiple wives, as he's drafted for the Vietnam war and refuses to go, where strictly for political reasons they strip him of his belt and there's a lot talent in the film as well.
With that said, it's boring.  Muhammad Ali's life story is not boring, but the presentation of it here, and the extremely slow pacing is what brings the picture down.
I was interested in seeing it at first, but after the first 40 minutes I realized I still had 2 hours to go and it just seemed to drag on and on.
Even if you like Muhammad Ali, I recommend you steer clear of this rambling, slow paced film.
Skip It!
2 out of 5 for some good acting from people in small roles.