In the movie's prologue, we meet Jackie as a young girl so obsessed with the sport that she spends her off hours at the gym helping her dad train her uncle, a fighter who died very early in his career. Later, she becomes assistant to a Cleveland boxing promoter. LaRocca agrees, setting Shaw up for a shot at the title before he could be ready. Against the Ropes may not deliver a knock-out, but it does land some pretty good blows. In fact, no one comes even close to scoring a knockout blow in 'Against the Ropes' - not Ryan, not Epps and certainly not the audience. Makayla never thought she’d set foot in an underground mixed-martial arts club. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars. Oh yeah, and I loved this part, haha: “Melissa, on the other hand, is damned slippery. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. AGAINST THE ROPES is a hot, contemporary, adult romance with intriguing characters and steamy love scenes. Skyscraper by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson DVD $5.10. "[7] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine criticized the film for being a "lackluster melodrama" with a script containing "corny clichés and metaphors" that uses prejudice to add color to their story, concluding that: "While Dutton's fight scenes are directed with reasonable panache, the rest of the film's visuals are so blandly static that one can imagine the ease with which Against the Ropes will be pan-and-scanned for television."[8]. (2004). Her attention eventually shifts from Shaw to her own media persona as her fighter's number of wins continues to climb. One moment they are getting along swimmingly, and the next Jackie is strutting around blowing her own horn while Luther sits pouting in the corner. Though ostensibly based on a true story, 'Against the Ropes' is pure movie hokum from start to finish. "Against the Ropes" is better than its continual delays would suggest but it is unfortunate that the time wasn't spent giving the film a few more polishes. "Against the Ropes" meanders until it gets to the final third of its running time, and then it catches fire. 'Against the Ropes' is a sucker punch all the way. [2], The film garnered negative reviews from critics. In boxing, pinned against the ropes enclosing the boxing ring by one's opponent (a vulnerable position). Kallen arrives at the fight and stands in Shaw's corner as he pulls off an upset and wins the championship. It opened up at No. Against the Ropes. A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all. Yet, despite the fact that she is a trifle more serious here and even gets to work with an accent (the mark of any 'serious' performer looking to buck up her credentials), the movie itself is so lacking in tension and grit and so determinedly upbeat and optimistic that it really doesn't give the actress a whole lot of opportunity to truly stretch those acting muscles. Yet, the story is hackneyed, the dialogue corny, the characters and their conflicts trite and underdeveloped. This item: Against the Ropes (Widescreen Edition) by Meg Ryan DVD $8.93. New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood. Enter Luther Shaw, a small-time hood. Against the Ropes. The Cheryl Edwards screenplay is so sketchy and poorly articulated that we often don't understand why characters are behaving the way they are, particularly when it comes to the rough-and-tumble relationship between Jackie and Luther. A Jewish woman from Detroit who became a boxing manager, guiding several major careers. By skaragray Ongoing - Updated Mar 09 Embed Story Share via Email Read New Reading List. Title: More galling still, the filmmakers' inventions take the zing out of the facts. Makayla never thought she'd set foot in an elite mixed martial arts club. [4], A. O. Scott of The New York Times commended the performances for displaying "flashes of idiosyncrasy and flair" despite the "pedestrian script" but was critical of the film overall for having various "inspirational sports-movie clichés" and "competence that is more flat-footed than inspiring" in both the drama and boxing scenes. But if anyone needs a medic on hand, it's these guys. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport. The film was released on February 20, 2004 to 1,601 theaters (widest release) gathering an average of $1,897 per theater. Skye McCole Bartusiak - Wikipedia Her life was the inspiration for the 2004 film Against the Ropes , starring Meg Ryan as Kallen, in which she had a brief speaking role as a reporter. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? “Excuse me…Torment. The famed boxer was very boastful ahead of the exhibition match, but he spent nearly the whole fight on the ropes. on the ropes 1. Looking for more? Check out some of our favorite superhero stars from movies and television, before they suited up. Against the Ropes is a 2004 American sports drama film directed by Charles S. Dutton (in his directorial debut) and starring Meg Ryan and Omar Epps. But against the ropes spent nearly the whole fight on the story of Jackie Kallen made name. 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