Review of Ready to Rumble (2000) by Rob Blackwelder for SPLICEDWire — 01 Jan 2000

Ready to Rumble is a sloppy, obvious movie, grasping desperately at the thinnest venier of comedy.

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This review of Ready to Rumble (2000) was written by Rob Blackwelder and published by SPLICEDWire on 01 Jan 2000.

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