Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Genre: Drama / Sport
Duration: 111 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Kathryn Morris
IMDb score:
6,7 (21.738)
Releasedate: 14 June 2007
Resurrecting the Champ plot
Erik is a young talented sports journalist who one day saves a homeless man. However, this homeless person turns out to be Champ, a boxing legend who everyone thought had died. Erik sees his chance to write the real story about the Champ, which also leads to a personal reflection on his own life.
Actors and actresses
Champ
Erik Kenman Jr.
Ralph Metz
Andrea Flak
Joyce Kernan
Teddy Kernan
Polly
Marciano
Kristen Shaw
Whitley
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8441 votes
Yet another film about a lost boxing glory, but this one does hold a surprise in store.
Unfortunately, the film is going to be watered down at the end by going on a sentimental tour and it actually also comes across as unbelievable.
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Theunissen
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- 12279 messages
- 5519 votes
Samuel L. Jackson is also sometimes wrong. Like in this rag from a Drama movie.
In this story, sports reporter Erik Kernan Jr. (Josh Hartnett) to the rescue of a homeless person who is being mistreated on the street. He discovers that the homeless man is believed to be boxing legend Champ (Samuel L. Jackson) and Erik sees his chance to write the ultimate sports article.
The story is based on a true story, but the screenwriters have taken quite a few liberties. The result is moralistic and sentimental and only the role of Samuel L. Jackson (talks in an annoying squeaky voice) has to save the film, which unfortunately doesn't really work.
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mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Josh Hartnett routinely interprets this account of Eric Kernan Jr., a young sports journalist who sees his chance when he meets a homeless person nicknamed Champ [Samuel L Jackson]. It concerns Bob Satterfield, a once respected boxer who, among others, took on Jake LaMotta. But the people Eric contacted to learn more about Satterfield were all convinced that the former boxer has been dead for some time.
A mediocre drama with a basic element that isn't too intriguing. While it takes some getting used to hearing Jackson speak in a squeaky voice, he delivers a sympathetic rendition that keeps things afloat.
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