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Against the Ropes (2003)

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Reviews Counted:128

Fresh:16

Rotten:112

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: A bland, dumbed-down package of sports cliches.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Meg Ryan stars in this fictionalized account of real-life boxing manager Jackie Kallen, the first female to ever make a name for herself in the sport. As the film begins she's just an assistant to... [More]

Starring: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly

Director: Charles S. Dutton

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 03:36 AM	Time Out
2/5		What could have been a gripping tale becomes hammy and overdone. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2004 08:16 AM	Empire Magazine
	Wendy Ide	Meg Ryan is busily torpedoing any respect she might have accrued Full Review \| Comment \| May., 13 2004 05:31 AM	Times [UK]
2/5	Stella Papamichael	This movie lacks any complexity. Dutton opts instead to embellish the story with boxing clich�s. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 11 2004 08:16 AM	BBC
2/5	Matthew Turner	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 27 2004 08:17 AM	ViewLondon
3/5	Rich Cline	Has Erin Brockovich written all over it, mostly due to Meg Ryan's blowsy performance.... Alas, the comparison doesn't work in this film's favour. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 12 2004 05:15 PM	Shadows on the Wall
2.5/4	Michael Dequina	An inoffensively average, formulaic entertainment with a marketing-problematic point of view. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 28 2008 10:46 PM	TheMovieReport.com
N/R	Urban Cinefile Critics	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 18 2008 03:53 AM	Urban Cinefile
2/4	Kam Williams	It's hard to expect anyone to infuse much passion into a "by-the-numbers" boxing movie which telegraphs every punch. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 25 2007 07:26 PM	Princeton Town Topics
2.5/4	Peter T. Chattaway	Against the Ropes may not deliver a knock-out, but it does land some pretty good blows. Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 01 2006 02:14 PM	Christianity Today
1.5/4	Steven Snyder	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 15 2006 03:15 AM	Zertinet Movies
1.5/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:47 PM	Film Threat
1.5/5	Garth Franklin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 02 2005 10:56 PM	Dark Horizons
1/10	Tony Medley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 07 2004 07:30 PM	tonymedley.com
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 16 2004 09:47 AM	Sunday Times (Australia)
2/4	Forrest Hartman	It's one thing to make a predictable Hollywood movie. It's another thing to make a predictable Hollywood movie based on a fascinating life. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 04 2004 11:55 AM	Reno Gazette-Journal
2/4	Edith Alderette	Ryan's Kallen is painfully two-dimensional. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2004 08:18 AM	San Francisco Examiner
2.5/5	Jeff Otto	Mediocre, clich�-ridden but passable entertainment that completely falls apart in the third act. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 07 2004 07:18 PM	IGN Movies
N/R	A.O. Scott	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 03 2004 08:32 AM	New York Times
	Cynthia Fuchs	Complicated by the ways that race, masculinity, and media shape expectations and possibilities in the boxing world. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 23 2004 06:39 AM	PopMatters

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