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 |