Genre: Drama, Sports, True Story, Biography
Tagline: She gave the boxing world the one-two punch they never saw coming.
Plot: Inspired by the true story of Jackie Kallen, the most successful female manager in boxing history. Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) is a smart, gutsy woman who wants to break out of a dead-end job as she knows she was meant for more. She gets her chance when she see Luther Shaw (Oma Epps) in a brawl and knows he's a champion in the raw. Determined to follow her heart, she becomes Luther's boxing manager and convinces him that he can fight his way out of a thug life. Together with veteran trainer Felix Reynolds (Charles S. Dutton), Jackie and Luther discover they need each other to realize their dreams and take the boxing world by
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 Meg Ryan continues to download a new screen version of herself with "Against the Ropes," in which she plays against type as a loud-mouthed, take-no-prisoners boxing manager in a man's world.  --Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
As it stands, Against the Ropes is just where its title puts it--between a rope and a hard sweaty boxer--and it can't win any bouts that way.  --Leigh Johnson (Hollywood.com)
One of the most enjoyable surprises in recent memory. B--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)
The story is very cliché and predictable, as its target audience doesn’t even need to see the movie to get its point. C--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
Fails to earn credibility and it fails to engage us. 63/100--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
Cliché-laden drama that tries and fails to punch above its weight, despite a likeable cast.  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
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