Resurrecting the Champ

Our goal is to aggressively work towards reorganizing our debt so that we can become a stronger company," Yari said in a statement. ... Full Review

Resurrecting The Champ is dead on arrival.....Jackson's character has the best lines of the movie....In such a slow paced movie Josh Hartnett#39;s expressionless slow acting heaps boring on top of boring.....Every move within the plot that is made is predictable.... ... Full Review

A good film about the nightmare of trusting a stranger. A good story with some credible acting. There is nothing remarkable about the sound and I don't even remember any theme music 30 minutes after watching the film ... Full Review

But even if "people" are a problem for writers, Resurrecting the Champ is responsible for using the Champ's complicated story to tell Erik's simpler one. Inspired by J.R. Moehringer's Los Angeles Times magazine article of a decade ago, Resurrecting the Champ emphasizes the seductiveness of Erik's success. ... Full Review

Its faults aside, Resurrecting the Champ is an interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work. His editor (Alan Alda) rides him for "typing" instead of "writing", and his estranged wife (Kathryn Morris) knows he can do better, but his focus on the prestige and glamour of the job makes his writing lazy and his research sloppy. ... Full Review

Its faults aside, Resurrecting the Champ is an interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work. Though the cast and story are strong, the film falters, because instead of relying on the power of his actors, Lurie wanted everything to read well on the page. ... Full Review

the loser is anyone who is tricked into watching this dull and lifeless film, which pulls every punch....Jackson is the saving grace of the film, giving his best performance since Jackie Brown..... ... Full Review

However, here, we have a slight variation on that familiar theme, and it is that deviation which fatally dooms the Resurrecting the Champ. ... Full Review

Resurrecting the Champ" is far from the greatest movie I've ever seen. Another feel-good black/white opposites attract buddy movie about finding redemption through sports or male bonding or whatever. ... Full Review

August 29, 2007 -- "Resurrecting the Champ" is an emotional film about an estranged son and an estranged father connecting for a big newspaper story that goes horribly wrong. This is a story that anyone should be able to relate to because we all fall short of perfection. ... Full Review