Resurrecting the Champ

Pros: Strong acting by Jackson and Hartnett plus excellent script
Cons: None

Until a few days ago, I had not even heard of the movie, "Resurrecting The Champ". But just yesterday on Fresh Air on NPR, a movie reviewer said he really enjoyed the film. In the newspaper ad for the movie, I noticed a fairly strange tagline: "Based ...

Pros: Performances by Hartnett and Jackson, great script and direction
Cons: None

Spoilers Ahead Why “Resurrecting the Champ” has only received a 62% fresh rating on Rottentomatoes is beyond my comprehension. The film I witnessed is one of the best sports movies of the decade and it ranks right up there with Ron ...

Pros: Great moral insights, Samuel L. Jackson does a great acting job, movie flows very smoothly
Cons: Passable acting, fails to capture emotion at essential points in movie

Overview: Resurrecting The Champ is a story about a struggling investigative sports journalist Erik Kernan played by Josh Harnett who writes a piece about a forgotten star boxer (Bob Satterfield), who appears to have descended into homelessness. ...

Pros: Moving, deep, funny, and good boxing
Cons: Could be a bit deeper

"Resurrecting The Champ" was definitely a better movie than I would have thought; I knew it would be a good movie, but it was better than good. The trailer didn't provide enough good points about the movie. It's certainly is better because it is based ...