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Jamal Joseph (writer)
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31 August 2000 (USA) more
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Commendable performances yielded entertaining story more (5 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Ramsey | ... | Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali |
 | Clarence Williams III | ... | Marcellus Clay |
| Joe Morton | ... | Malcolm X |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Drew 'Bundini' Brown |
| Martin Ferrero | ... | Angelo Dundee |
 | Amani Gethers | ... | Ernie Terrell |
| Antonio Fargas | ... | Elijah Muhammad |
| Khalil Kain | ... | Rudy Clay / Rahaman |
| Earl Boen | ... | Howard Cossell |
 | Ray Baker | ||
| Beverly Todd | ||
 | Yvonna Kopacz Wright | (as Yvonna Kopacz) | |
 | Sterling Macer Jr. | ||
| Casey Biggs | ||
| Brian Reddy |
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Ali (Australia)
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Netherlands:120 min | 85 min (TV)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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I thought the movie was overall pretty good. I believe it is very difficult to put a persons entire life in a 2 hour snapshot. The story flowed fairly well. I viewed the program on BET (a couple of times), and found Clarence Williams to be excellent (as usual). David Ramsey definitely has the chops (and physique) to portray such a powerful man but I do believe the writing could have been a little stronger. I have seen Mr. Ramsey in other projects and find him to be very talented. I don't want to compare people but I have an easier time seeing Mr. Ramsey portraying Ali than someone like Will Smith or Terrance Howard, only because portraying someone of this multitude seemed to be too much of a stretch for Smith and Howard looks NOTHING like Ali. David brought an honesty and vulnerability to the role that I did not see in other portrayals. Joe Morton was OK as Malcolm X. For a character like that I would have liked to have seen someone a little bit more seasoned. All in all I learned a lot about Mr. Ali from this movie and the complexity of his life throughout his career.