Inspired by the true story of Muhammad Ali, a well known and successful boxer in the world, who faces many challenges throughout his life, till achieving fame and success, as through the interviews with his family and friends, manage to unveil the secrets of his life.
Very much a celebratory piece that revels in Muhammad Ali's artistry, rather than offering an objective, impartial study of the boxer's quite incredible life.
Retracing Muhammad Ali's vibrant life is an opportunity for audiences to reexamine American history, race relations, the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement and the sports world through the eyes of a perceptive black man.
Unless you have an insatiable appetite for goo-goo father-daughter talks, the recordings are tedious.
Times (UK)
December 01, 2014
If I Am Ali is one of the less impressive documentaries about Muhammad Ali, that's mainly because of the exceptional standard of many of the films already made.
Conclusive proof that it is impossible to make a boring documentary about Muhammad Ali. Mind you, the folk behind this lacklustre hagiography have certainly tried their hardest.
I Am Ali's contributions to the mountain of extant Ali scholarship are slight, but the privilege of eavesdropping on a man who inspired so many while he asks his little girl Maryum if she's yet determined her purpose on Earth is not.
