Against the Ropes Reviews

Against the Ropes Review
by Edward Howell (Rating: B-)
I found this movie about a woman fighting her way into the boxing business and succeeding to be entertaining and interesting. It was based on a true story and not another one of those cop T.V. scripts juiced up to be a star vehicle that come and go and...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 3/5)
AGAINST THE ROPES (2004) Rated PG-13; running time 110 minutes Studio: Paramount Pictures Genre: Drama Seen at: Eastwood Neighborhood Cinema Group (Lansing, Michigan) Official site: http://www.againsttheropes.com/ IMDB site:...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 1.5/4)
AGAINST THE ROPES (2004) 1 1/2 out of 4 stars. Starring Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Kerry Washington and Joe Cortese. Written by Cheryl Edwards. Directed by Charles S. Dutton. Rated PG-13. Running more

Against the Ropes Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: C-)
Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) has always loved boxing. As a little girl she spent all her free time at her father's gym where he trained her uncle Ray-Ray (Sean Bell) but, being a girl, she could only take part in the fight game from a distance. Now she is...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Joel B. Kirk (Rating: 2.5/5)
SYNOPSIS: The daughter of a trainer, Jackie Kallen, grows up skipping rope in a downtown Detroit gym alongside her uncle, a fighter himself. Now, at 36, Jackie's ready to carry on the family tradition. Trying to make her mark in the boxing world, Jackie...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: C)
When young Jackie Kallen's (Skye McCole Bartusiak, "Riding in Cars with Boys") boxing uncle Ray Ray (Sean Bell, "Bulletproof Monk") would ask her 'What are you gonna do when you grow up?' she always gave him the answer he expected - 'Kick butt and break...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10)
Susan Granger's review of "Against the Ropes" (Paramount Pictures) When a film has been shelved for more than a year, you gotta wonder. On the other hand, selling the fictionalized story of Jackie Kallen, the most successful female boxing manager,...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 2/10)
Originally due in theatres 11 months ago, Against the Ropes finally comes to the big screen with all of the ferocity of a David Gest uppercut to the chin. It's easily the worst film about boxing I've ever seen, and I've been trying to think of a...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: C)
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten Grade: C Paramount Pictures Directed by: Charles Dutton Written by: Cheryl Edwards, inspired by the life of Jackie Kallen Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Timothy Daly, Charles Dutton, Joseph Cortese, Kerry...more

Against the Ropes Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4)
AGAINST THE ROPES stars a horribly miscast Meg Ryan as Jackie Kallen, a woman trying to break into the Boys' Club world of professional boxing managers. Rosie Perez might have had the right spunky swagger for the movie's silly and sappy script, inspired...more