SummaryMeg Ryan stars as Jackie Kallen, the most successful female manager in boxing history. A smart, gutsy woman who wants to break out of a dead-end job, Kallen gets her chance when she sees Luther Shaw (Epps) in a brawl and knows he is a champion in the raw. (Paramount Pictures)
Directed By:Charles S. Dutton
Written By:Jackie Kallen, Cheryl Edwards
Against the Ropes
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Against the Ropes meanders until it gets to the final third of its running time, and then it catches fire.
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The movie is only sporadically interesting.
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It's a weird anti-woman message masquerading in a movie about empowerment. And there's nothing inspired about that.
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Right up to the ludicrous finale and an even more improbable denouement, everything rings Hollywood-false. More galling still, the filmmakers' inventions take the zing out of the facts.
38
A riotously awful biopic rife with stereotypes and boxing movie cliches, Against the Ropes represents -- among other things -- a woeful turn in its star's career.
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The film is so anemic you should probably order iron supplements with your popcorn, its plot so predictable it makes falling dominoes seem like a white-knuckle thrill ride.
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Like the recent "Mona Lisa Smile," this tale could have been an effective feminist fable if it weren't so calculated.
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Production Company:
- ATR Films
- Cort/Madden Productions
- MMP Erste Filmproduktions
- Moviemakers Productions (MMP)
- Paramount Pictures
Release Date:Feb 20, 2004
Duration:1 h 51 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:She gave the boxing world the one-two punch they never saw coming.
Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 2 Nominations
