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Undisputed | Year: 2002 Classification: Drama Directed: - Walter Hill Actors/Actresses: - Wesley Snipes - Ving Rhames Undisputedly mediocre... This being a very simple film will only buy it a simple review. Ving Rhames is the heavyweight champion of the world accused of rape. He gets sent to a maximum security prison where the heavyweight "champion" on the inside is Wesley Snipes. Rhames wants the title of champion to apply out in the world and inside prison as well. The films spends time developing Rhames character as a bully who is afraid of no one and picks a fight with everyone. Wesley Snipes is a convicted murderer who has found his inner peace building padogas out of toothpicks and is a loner by choice. The prison facility hosts regular inter-penitentiary boxing matches but for this one-time occasion, will set one up between Snipes and Rhames. Since this is a Wesley Snipes movie, I'll let you guess who wins the fight. Some of the reviewers have commented about the questionable use of pop-ups to introduce the characters of the film. I think it's not such a big deal. Better for them to be introduced this way rather than for us having to hear their case files in front of a parole committee one by one. Kudos to the writers for sparing us from that route. On an interview with Jay Leno, Wesley Snipes was asked whether this story was based on Mike Tyson's life. Snipes denied it, but you can't help drawing that conclusion from the obvious similarites between the character Ving Rhames plays and Mike Tyson's life story. This is a simplistic film that carries a lesson (believe it or not) that "the better man always wins" which translates to "don't cheat and play fair." LEAP rating (each out of 5):<BR>============================<BR>L (Language) - 2 (maximum security prison inmates aren't usually known for their stimulating conversations)<BR>E (Erotica) - 0 (n/a)<BR>A (Action) - 4 (boxing was more like a slugfest, never really see any slow-motion contact, fight scenes blurred and jittery)<BR>P (Plot) - 2 (prison boxing champ is pitted against the real world boxing champ; may the best man win) Highly entertaining. Looking over several of the poor reviews is rather surprising, unless you hate the violence promoted by boxing. This is a really good boxing movie. You have a Mike Tyson-like character who winds up in prison duking it out with a modest hard lifer in a real prison with hundreds of real convicts for extras. It's interesting to watch from 2 perspectives, boxing itself and prison. However, it's definitely a movie for the guys. Fast paced action drama, no it's best presentation This has got to be the most obvious movie you will ever watch as the fights and outcomes, court hearing, prison moves from Rhames and Snipes, not their best movie though, they've did some great ones like Ving in 'Pulp Fiction' and Snipes in 'The Fan'.<BR>Although the realistic fight at the end between reigning prision champ, Snipes and Challenger and former Heavyweight Champion of the world accused of rape, was worth the 1 1/2 hour watch. Some of the storylines in this movie is a bit zany and unauthorised charecters that make apearences in this movie enter then suddenly vanish from the script. If this movie took long enough to make with the fluential budget ammount and great cast of charecters, it would've made a name. Buy Undisputed at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Undisputed Search with the Priority Search Engine on Undisputed This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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