My quick rating - 7,1/10. To be a fly on the wall for this incredible collaboration of history. Well, this flick gives you a small glimpse of what that night may have been like. Just knowing the characters that are in it should inform you of the array of personalities that were involved. Since we have to live vicariously through a movie to do so, why not have it done by some extremely good actors. Not sure the entire validity of this night, but this follows Cassius Clay as he becomes the world champion, and his decision to join the nation of Islam and become Mahammad Ali. Granted the entire story of that time had far more things going on with civil liberties and again, all the things with race that are still discussed to this minute you are reading this. The banter is at times slow and other times incredibly moving, so it really is up to you in what type of movie you are ready to see. My answer is if you are at all interested in quality dialogue about a very important topic, even if it may be somewhat embellished, this is a great example. And who knows, this could be the tamed down version of how the night went.
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