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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperI 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.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe 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.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichUltimately, this feels like a hagiographic official portrait that takes the sting out of the proverbial bee.
- “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.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThere’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.
- 60Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleI 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.
- 50Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineIt’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.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt 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.
- 50Washington PostMark JenkinsWashington PostMark JenkinsIn the wake of numerous documentaries and a big-budget film, writer-director Clare Lewins can find little fresh material.
- 30The DissolveDavid EhrlichThe DissolveDavid EhrlichLewins’ reductively humanist approach is at odds with how distanced the movie feels from any trace of a real human at its core.