When We Were Kings Reviews

Full Review | Original Score: A

Gast never makes a mistake by turning the camera on Ali-he comes through like a champ

Full Review | Original Score: B+

If anyone deserves an award, it is Ali; his charisma makes the film.

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A film as deserving of respect as its subjects.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

Wonderful sports documentary covering the 1974 heavyweight championship fight in Zaire.

Full Review | Original Score: A

Enormously entertaining.

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The intersection of sports, politics and culture enlivens Leon Gast's entertaining documentary about the heavily promoted 1974 heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

No comedian was ever funnier, no fighter ever faster than Muhammad Ali, who is caught at the top of his game in Leon Gast's valentine, When We Were Kings.

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A penetrating emotional analysis of the boxing which is nothing short of inspired.

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This is the real deal.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5

| Original Score: 3/5

| Original Score: 4/5

This is a great documentary film and a must for fans of the sport and Ali.

Full Review | Original Score: A

I pick it to win the Oscar for best documentary feature.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

| Original Score: 4/5

| Original Score: 5/5

| Original Score: 4/5

When Muhammad Ali achieved victory in Kinshasa on Oct. 30, 1974, he did far more than win a prize fight.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

| Original Score: 3/4

Powerful. Provocative. A "must see."

| Original Score: 5/5