Undisputed

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He was a boxer on the rise until he lost his cool one night and committed a murder that resulted in a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. Inspired by events surrounding a boxer who was convicted of rape (and has bitten off the ear of an opponent in the ring) George "Iceman" Chambers (Ving Rhames) is convicted of rape and is sent to Sweetwater Prison. This is the same maximum-security facility housing Hutchens. Chambers is to serve a sentence of 6-8 years. Both fighters have long, undefeated records. They are both now in the mix, a volatile situation. </div> <bR> <div> Mendy Ripstein (Peter Falk) is in for tax evasion and will probably die there because of his age and poor health; he's a lifer. His short-term memory is intermittent but he's right on with respect to recalling classic boxing matches of long ago. Due to his frail condition Mendy is watched over on the inside by "Chuy" Campos (Jon Seda) who manages things for him. Still connected with the Mob, State government and the Department of Corrections parole board, Ripstein arranges a fight between Hutchens and the Iceman. Motivation for Hutchens is that he can make money to send to his family on the outside; for the Iceman, his sentence will be reduced. Ripstein convinces the warden to take a vacation during the time of the fight and chief guard Merker (Michael Rooker) makes the arrangements, as this is how he makes money on the side. Everybody stands to make a big payday on this deal.</div> <bR> <div> The Iceman is "celebrity arrogant" and thinks he can solve any problem and get anything with his fists, his strength, money, fame or desire. Hutchens is self-described as a man who lives in his mind. He creates intricately detailed structures out of toothpicks. He's resigned to life in prison and could care less about beating Chambers<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Symbol" >¾</FONT>initially. When both boxers have something to gain by a match, the game is on. Chambers has an additional motivation because he has alienated all the factions inside the prison, to include the warden, the black gangs  </div> <div> coalition and the white neo-Nazis. Much of what is conveyed about prison life appears to be real such as black against white and questions you don't ask other prisoners such as "Why are you in here?" Having a boxing circuit in prisons and bringing in bookies from Las Vegas to see the fight in limousines may be stretching it a bit, but hey, this is not meant to be a documentary.</div> <bR> <div> The fight is done without body doubles. Snipes and Rhames do the boxing scenes themselves. The movie audience was into it to the point that it was appropriate for people to speak out. This film has one of the more meaningful one-word titles…when it's over you truly do understand the meaning of an "Undisputed" boxing title.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> George O. Singleton  © 2002</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com"><U><U>Reelmoviec@aol.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>