Review of Against the Ropes (2004) by Amy C — 15 Dec 2005

Along with all the bad movies I have seen recently, there have been a few good ones too...

[i][b]The Sandlot 2 [/b][/i]was a fun family movie. It had some action and adventure and some "romance" in it. And it had James Earl Jones, one of the greatest actors working today. I don't recall ever watching the first [i]Sandlot[/i] movie, but I will look for it now...

[i][b]Ocean's Twelve[/b][/i] was kind of fun, but less successful than it's predecessor. And why is it that Don Cheadle seems to be in everything lately? He's a good actor, but it just seems like he is in everything...

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Against the Ropes[/b][/i] is about more than just boxing. It's about relationships and growing as people. That is what I liked most about this movie.

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Friday Night Lights[/i][/b] was a decent football film. I don't think it was as good as all of the hype I had heard about it, but it was good nonetheless. I'm not much of a football fan, but I like movies that have interesting characters and relationships, and I did find some of that in this film.

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A Walk to Remember[/i][/b] was a sweet little romance. Mandy Moore was cute. I liked how the relationships grew and changed throughout the movie, however, the ending was too sad...