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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "documents the bass line running under the absurdly politicized, hyper-kinetic boxing match that found Muhammed Ali facing off against then-titan George Forman"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B ""Soul Power" is an imperfect social document of a time when anything seemed possible. Here's proof that Michael Jackson never had a thing on James Brown."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey B "The well-preserved (or well-restored) footage, and the simple joy of the artists, easily put any misgivings in the shade."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A lively and entertaining documentary about a three-day concert of R & B music held in 1974 in Zaire, Africa."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "The sporadic appearances by Ali hopelessly unbalance the proceedings, his fiercely outspoken interviews providing the only morsels of substance."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager "Some may complain about the lack of contextualizing material but what is on the screen is so exciting and energetic that most viewers will probably be too busy tapping their feet and swaying their heads to the beats on display to notice or care."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "In linking the legendary 1974 Rumble in the Jungle with the music festival that ran alongside it, we get a remarkable glimpse of the day's racial and political issues."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "[Soul Power], even with its classic performers and songs, falls short of sparking the thrill it should."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/4 "Does its part to widen this historic concert's potential audience base."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 5/10 "Conscientiously, if conventionally edited re-hash of the Oscar-winning "We Were Kings.""   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 70% Fresh Page   1