Harrison Ford stars as a Russian sub commander!

Based onDirector Michael Mann has done a marvelous job recreating the turbulent atmosphere of America during the Sixties in the film, ALI. You see, despite the tense political era today, it is hard to relate the incredible turbulence

But, this is Will Smith's film and Michael Mann's vision. I think Ali's anger, which reflects the general Black anger of the time, is right on the mark, Mann, best known for the gangster cult films, Thief and Heat, the first Lector film, Manhunter and the American romantic adventure, The Last of the Mohicans, tends to cast his eye on men who represent uniquely American icons that people face impossible odds. ALI isn't a perfect film but it's an excellent first look at a man who thrilled some people and pissed others off.

Veronica Mixon is a member of the New York Online Film Critics Society.

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