Resurrecting the Champ
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- Synopsis
- Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) encounters a homeless man who calls himself 'Champ' (Samuel L. Jackson) only to determine that he is the one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield....
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- Starring
- Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Alan Alda
- Director(s)
- Rod Lurie
- Distributor(s)
- Yari Film Group
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 113 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Jackson disappears into his role, completely convincing, but then he usually is. What a fine actor. He avoids pitfalls like making Champ a maudlin tearjerker, looking for pity. He's realistic, even philosophical, about his life and what happened to him.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
It's the complexity of Lurie's moral universe that makes it linger in the mind.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Duane ByrgeAdd Critic to Favorites
Charged by a knock-out performance from Samuel L. Jackson, this compelling story of manly redemption will deliver a winning boxoffice combination of word of mouth and ultimately step outside the generic ring of sports lore.Read the full review
