Cute little turned-up-nosed Meg Ryan in the middle of a boxing ring? Now we've seen it all! The actress is wearing mini-skirts, stilettos and talking trash to big-muscled boxers in her new film about girl power and the underdog, Against the Ropes.

In 1972, when young Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) hung around a boxing ring with her dad, she was called a "midget with a head full of stupid" but her uncle knew better and told the bright girl "pretty and tough can do anything". Now, all grown up, Jackie, dressed like Erin Brokovich, works for a scumbag, lower echelon Mafioso boxing arena executive who doesn't appreciate her knowledge of the sport or her outspoken opinions as a woman.

Jackie also talks back to dangerous boxing kingpin Sam LaRocca (Tony Shalhoub), who accepts her challenge by selling her the contract of one of his failing boxers for a dollar when she says she can make him a star.

The contract boxer isn't so hot but Jackie finds a guy with impressive potential. He's Luther Shaw (Omar Epps), who acts as an enforcer for a drug dealer. Jackie sees him in action and knows he could make it big in the ring if he can drop the street fighting and learn to box.

J ackie goes to old pal trainer Felix (Charles Dutton) and they turn Luther into a winner. Jackie then must deal with the sudden fame that comes with her being the first very successful female boxing manager in history.