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  • Aspect Ratio:
    Widescreen
  • Rating:
     R — for some language and brief violence
  • Language:
      Fra
  • Studio:
      Columbia TriStar
  • UPC:
      043396066892
  • Year of Release:
      2001
  • Item Number:
      COL006689
  • Release Date:
      12/21/2004
  • Genre:
     

    Biopic [feature] –

    Drama –

    Sports Drama

  • Format:
     

    DVD

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

    Notoriously obsessive director Michael Mann and star Will Smith devoted nearly two years and over 100 million dollars from the coffers of Columbia Pictures and other financiers to creating this biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife (Jada Pinkett-Smith), converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman (Charles Shufford) in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle." In his travels, Ali becomes a symbol of power to disenfranchised African-Americans everywhere and meets such luminaries as Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles), Martin Luther King Jr. (LeVar Burton) and Maya Angelou (Martha Edgerton). Ali features an all-star supporting cast that includes Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Jamie Foxx, Nona Gaye, Michael Michele, Joe Morton, Paul Rodriguez, Ron Silver, Mykelti Williamson, and Jeffrey Wright. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Subtitle: Fra-Spa
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Features:
    • Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video
    • Mastered in high definition
    • Widescreen presentation
    • Audio: English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), French
    • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
    • Theatrical trailers
    • Scene selections
    • Animated menus
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 2001 (Will Smith)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2001 (Jon Voight)
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 2001 (Will Smith)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 2001
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 2001 (Jon Voight)
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 2001 (Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 2001 (Will Smith)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 2001 (Jon Voight)
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REVIEW:
  • Always a technician at the top of his craft, Michael Mann proves it again with his visually alive take on the boxing life of Muhammad Ali, starring Will Smith in the role naysayers doubted he could play, and featuring all manner of virtuoso work inside the ring. While both director and star were generally praised, the film itself failed to appear on year-end ten-best lists, due to what might be described as an impenetrable emotional distance from its subject. Even with Smith silencing his critics through an effective combination of impersonation and nuance, his Ali is an unexplored curiosity, seen mostly through a handful of his most famous fights. Still, the visual achievements, including the precise performances, are undeniable. Mann's handheld camera and off-center compositions again give that palpable p.o.v sense of a life spied upon, teleporting viewers into the detailed world he creates. Mann is king of setting the scene without expository overkill, letting the soundtrack or a telling image speak louder than the dialogue. This approach is particularly noteworthy with the character of Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver), Ali's trainer, a key recurring figure whom the ever-judicious Mann blends into the narrative without having to rely on a big speech or other device to distinguish him. Jamie Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, and Jon Voight are also terrific in supporting roles, particularly Voight's scene-stealer as the appropriately plastic-looking Howard Cosell. Ali may float like the most technically accomplished butterfly out there, but because it fails to sting like a bee, thematically, it can't keep pace with Mann's best work. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

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