Against the Ropes

Name: Against the Ropes
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport, Romance
Released: February 20, 2004
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Meg Ryan, Omar Epps

2004

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 20, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Charles S. Dutton, Meg Ryan, Omar Epps

Summary: Meg 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)

Director: Charles S. Dutton

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Sport, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 111 min

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Roger Ebert

Against the Ropes meanders until it gets to the final third of its running time, and then it catches fire. Read full review

Wesley Morris

The movie is only sporadically interesting. Read full review

William Arnold

The script (by Cheryl Edwards, who wrote "Save the Last Dance") is shallow and dumb, the conflict (success goes to Jackie's head) is especially unconvincing, and director Charles S. Dutton shamelessly allows his own small part (as Jackie's mentor) to hog the camera. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Think of Against the Ropes as a "Rocky" story -- if, that is, the vintage is somewhere between "Rocky IV" and "V," and the action centered around the Burgess Meredith character as played by Meg Ryan wearing "Barbarella" outfits. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Epps emerges mostly unscathed, and Dutton gives an excellent performance; he's as able before the camera as he is inept behind it. Read full review

Scott Brown

For all I know, Ryan's performance could be a dead-on Kallen impression. But what she appears to be doing is an impression of Johnny Depp doing an impression of Keith Richards doing an impression of Liz Taylor. Read full review

Peter Travers

Critics and audiences should unite to KO this loser. Read full review

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