Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) grew up in the boxing gym. She's working for fight promoter Irving Abel (Joe Cortese) in Cleveland. Manager Sam LaRocca (Tony Shalhoub) has a big title fight. The sexist Sam ridicules Jackie. After the fight, he dismisses her and sells her the contract of the loser. She and secretary Renee (Kerry Washington) visit her fighter only to find him doing drugs and getting beaten by criminal Luther Shaw (Omar Epps). Jackie signs Luther to a contract and recruits trainer Felix Reynolds (Charles S. Dutton). Gavin Reese (Tim Daly) is a sports TV personality.
This is a fictionalization of the real female pioneer, boxing manager Jackie Kallen. The writing is filled with clichés and old boxing formulas. I'm not really put off by it but there isn't anything new in this. I do like Meg Ryan and Omar Epps' connection. They are able to fill the standard characters with solid emotions. Otherwise, I would have liked to see more of the real story in this real person's journey.
This is a fictionalization of the real female pioneer, boxing manager Jackie Kallen. The writing is filled with clichés and old boxing formulas. I'm not really put off by it but there isn't anything new in this. I do like Meg Ryan and Omar Epps' connection. They are able to fill the standard characters with solid emotions. Otherwise, I would have liked to see more of the real story in this real person's journey.