Against The Ropes is an underrated movie about a female boxing manager.
Meg Ryan seemed like the last choice to play this role, but she is good as a woman who is trying to manage a champion fighter. Omar Epps is very good as her arrogant protegee who wants to a boxing champion. The always watchable Charles S. Dutton, who also directed, is also good as his trainer. It is based on a true story, but the film does feel like a Hollywood story. That is the problem with the movie. It is extremely predictable. You know where this movie is going before it gets there. That said, I did enjoy this movie enough to recommend it. I like the actors and the characters they play. This is not a great movie, but it does earn a 6/10 from me.
Meg Ryan seemed like the last choice to play this role, but she is good as a woman who is trying to manage a champion fighter. Omar Epps is very good as her arrogant protegee who wants to a boxing champion. The always watchable Charles S. Dutton, who also directed, is also good as his trainer. It is based on a true story, but the film does feel like a Hollywood story. That is the problem with the movie. It is extremely predictable. You know where this movie is going before it gets there. That said, I did enjoy this movie enough to recommend it. I like the actors and the characters they play. This is not a great movie, but it does earn a 6/10 from me.