Resurrecting the Champ

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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

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