Resurrecting the Champ
starring: Teri Hatcher, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathryn Morris, David Paymer, Alan Alda
directed by: Rod Lurie
directed by: Rod Lurie
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Based on a Los Angeles Times article a sports writer (Josh Hartnett) rescues a homeless man (Samuel L Jackson) who turns out to be a boxing legend believed to be dead.System Requirements:Running Time: 111 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/TRUE STORY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543495499 Manufacturer No: 2249549
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Loosely based on a Los Angeles Times Magazine story by J.R. Moehringer, Resurrecting the Champ is a heartfelt, thematically ambitious drama that attempts to work on several levels, and mostly pulls it off. On one level it's the story of a sloppy journalist named Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) who learns a painful lesson in humility when he's forced to confront his own shortcomings as a father and a sportswriter. On another level it's a richly human tale of redemption between the flawed reporter who's desperate to match his late father's professional reputation, and a former boxing champion (Samuel L. Jackson) who's now a homeless drifter on the streets of Denver, Colorado. When Kernan seizes on "The Champ" as the kind of personal, humanitarian story that could give him a much-needed career boost, he falls into the trap of his own ambition, making a professional mistake that threatens to ruin his career forever. While attempting to impress his 6-year-old son (Dakota Goyo) and win back the respect of his estranged wife (Kathryn Morris, from TV's Cold Case), Kernan is groomed for celebrity by a sexy Showtime executive (Teri Hatcher), but must ultimately get his values and priorities in order. Resurrecting the Champ emerges as a surprisingly thought-provoking study of professional and personal ethics, with some equally compelling observations about the modern state of journalism-as-show-business. Directed with a delicately sentimental touch by former film critic Rod Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle), Resurrecting the Champ lacks the sharp focus that could've made it a modest classic, but it's a welcome relief from the mindless mayhem of big-studio blockbusters. Lurie's careful handling of the material is blessed by excellent performances by Hartnett and Jackson, with stellar support from Morris, Alan Alda, David Paymer, and especially Peter Coyote, almost unrecognizable under old-age makeup as a veteran boxing reporter who sets Hartnett's character on the road to redemption. --Jeff Shannon
Based on a Los Angeles Times article a sports writer (Josh Hartnett) rescues a homeless man (Samuel L Jackson) who turns out to be a boxing legend believed to be dead.System Requirements:Running Time: 111 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/TRUE STORY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543495499 Manufacturer No: 2249549
Amazon.com:
Loosely based on a Los Angeles Times Magazine story by J.R. Moehringer, Resurrecting the Champ is a heartfelt, thematically ambitious drama that attempts to work on several levels, and mostly pulls it off. On one level it's the story of a sloppy journalist named Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) who learns a painful lesson in humility when he's forced to confront his own shortcomings as a father and a sportswriter. On another level it's a richly human tale of redemption between the flawed reporter who's desperate to match his late father's professional reputation, and a former boxing champion (Samuel L. Jackson) who's now a homeless drifter on the streets of Denver, Colorado. When Kernan seizes on "The Champ" as the kind of personal, humanitarian story that could give him a much-needed career boost, he falls into the trap of his own ambition, making a professional mistake that threatens to ruin his career forever. While attempting to impress his 6-year-old son (Dakota Goyo) and win back the respect of his estranged wife (Kathryn Morris, from TV's Cold Case), Kernan is groomed for celebrity by a sexy Showtime executive (Teri Hatcher), but must ultimately get his values and priorities in order. Resurrecting the Champ emerges as a surprisingly thought-provoking study of professional and personal ethics, with some equally compelling observations about the modern state of journalism-as-show-business. Directed with a delicately sentimental touch by former film critic Rod Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle), Resurrecting the Champ lacks the sharp focus that could've made it a modest classic, but it's a welcome relief from the mindless mayhem of big-studio blockbusters. Lurie's careful handling of the material is blessed by excellent performances by Hartnett and Jackson, with stellar support from Morris, Alan Alda, David Paymer, and especially Peter Coyote, almost unrecognizable under old-age makeup as a veteran boxing reporter who sets Hartnett's character on the road to redemption. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- What You See...
Jackson's performance in this film was top notch, though the rest of it left something to be desired. With an interesting enough premise the plot became quickly predictable, which made Hartnett's character just seem a bit slow. I also kept waiting for some deeper insight into the politics of the sport in hopes of shedding light on why some of the Champ's decisions were made, to no avail. Interesting but not fantastic by a long shot.
Rating: 
- Boring
Couldn't get into the movie at all.I wish I would have saved my money
Rating: - Mediocre Feel Good Movie
Mediocre journalist, Erik Kernan Jr. (played by Josh Hartnett), continually lives in the shadow of his famous journalist father and strives to become a great writer in his own right instead of always living in the shadow of his legendary father.
Erik Kernan Jr. believes he has found his "breakout story", which will set him apart from the pack of other journalist, making him a star reporter worthy of writing top news stories.... Erik Kernan Jr. has stumbled across a homeless man believed ... Read More
Rating: 
- Jackson Is Fantastic Here In Yet Another Excellent Drama Involving Boxing
This was a very entertaining film with just the right mixture of action, drama, romance and intrigue. The latter - a big shock that occurs two-thirds of the way through the story - gives it its unique flavor. Otherwise, it's still a nice story of fathers-and-sons and the love and respect that's so important between the two of them. It also involves husbands and wives reconciling.
I've seen Samuel L. Jackson in a lot of movies and so I am quite aware what a fine actor he is, so I wasn't ... Read More
Rating: 
- "HOW YOU FEELIN' TODAY CHAMP?" OH.. ABOUT 40 %! .....2 1/2 STARS!
It's a shame to let such a good premise end up being such a mediocre movie! 'Resurrecting The Champ' could have been a great film, but it ends up feeling about as deep as the puddle of u r i n e "the champ" leaves in his alley every night! We never really learn anything about him and the story is more about a mediocre journalist trying to prove himself. Josh Hartnett lacks the acting skills to do anything with his role and there are a number of side stories that are distracting and the time could have been ... Read More
- What You See...Jackson's performance in this film was top notch, though the rest of it left something to be desired. With an interesting enough premise the plot became quickly predictable, which made Hartnett's character just seem a bit slow. I also kept waiting for some deeper insight into the politics of the sport in hopes of shedding light on why some of the Champ's decisions were made, to no avail. Interesting but not fantastic by a long shot.
- BoringCouldn't get into the movie at all.I wish I would have saved my money
- Mediocre Feel Good MovieMediocre journalist, Erik Kernan Jr. (played by Josh Hartnett), continually lives in the shadow of his famous journalist father and strives to become a great writer in his own right instead of always living in the shadow of his legendary father.
Erik Kernan Jr. believes he has found his "breakout story", which will set him apart from the pack of other journalist, making him a star reporter worthy of writing top news stories.... Erik Kernan Jr. has stumbled across a homeless man believed ... Read More
- Jackson Is Fantastic Here In Yet Another Excellent Drama Involving BoxingThis was a very entertaining film with just the right mixture of action, drama, romance and intrigue. The latter - a big shock that occurs two-thirds of the way through the story - gives it its unique flavor. Otherwise, it's still a nice story of fathers-and-sons and the love and respect that's so important between the two of them. It also involves husbands and wives reconciling.
I've seen Samuel L. Jackson in a lot of movies and so I am quite aware what a fine actor he is, so I wasn't ... Read More
- "HOW YOU FEELIN' TODAY CHAMP?" OH.. ABOUT 40 %! .....2 1/2 STARS!It's a shame to let such a good premise end up being such a mediocre movie! 'Resurrecting The Champ' could have been a great film, but it ends up feeling about as deep as the puddle of u r i n e "the champ" leaves in his alley every night! We never really learn anything about him and the story is more about a mediocre journalist trying to prove himself. Josh Hartnett lacks the acting skills to do anything with his role and there are a number of side stories that are distracting and the time could have been ... Read More
