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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 22 Aug 2007

These two make the movie their own, hold it in their hands with conviction, and for every tiny thing I didn't care for these two more then…

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By Sean Mcbride (367) for Sean the Movie Guy (367) on 22 Aug 2007

Despite its shortcomings, still functions as a piece of crowd-pleasing cinema…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 22 Aug 2007

Director Rod Lurie delivers a compelling story dramatic when it needs to be, touching in the right places and full of strong acting performances…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 22 Aug 2007

This is a movie about honor and integrity and reputation that itself plays fast and loose with the underlying story…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 22 Aug 2007

This is at heart a story about fathers and sons and self-discovery, and on that score it's a knockout…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 22 Aug 2007

Resurrecting the Champ leaves a lot to be desired as a boxing movie…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 22 Aug 2007

Hartnett barely manages to carry all [the movie's] weight, only to be blown off the screen by Jackson's quiet performance as the shambling Champ…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 22 Aug 2007

Comes across an awful lot like a sentimental, manipulative teleflick. The good news is that it's a fairly well-executed example of the type…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 22 Aug 2007

Even if it doesn't bring the nearly dead boxing film back to life, Resurrection offers a revealing peek into reporting and the ways it can…

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By Gene Seymour (406) for Newsday (2,345) on 22 Aug 2007

When Resurrecting the Champ climbs off its high horse and makes itself comfortable within the contours of daily newsroom life, with its alternating…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (630) on 22 Aug 2007

understands what a good piece of journalism should - and shouldn't - be about…

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By John Thomason (91) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 22 Aug 2007

Hartnett seems to be getting better with every performance, and it's stunning to watch Jackson slip so effortlessly into a character so far…

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By Vince Koehler (156) for Entertainment Spectrum (633) on 21 Aug 2007

This is the first movie of 2007 to change my way of thinking. It will have you cheering Champ on…

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By Danny Minton (313) for Beaumont Journal (131) on 21 Aug 2007

The film could have been more successful without the language, but the filmmakers probably spiced it up in order to achieve PG-13 status…

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By Rebecca Murray (740) for About.com (1,470) on 21 Aug 2007

An entertaining and intelligent father and son relationship drama…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 20 Aug 2007

It's not exactly the stuff that feel-good movies are made of -- it's the stuff that hey-chew-on-this movies are made of…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for www.susangranger.com (329) on 26 Jul 2007

Uplifting, redemptive, crowd-pleasing sports drama…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 11 Jul 2007

This one would have fared better as a boxing movie rather than a sentimental pic about an ethically-challenged man's relationship with his…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for Long Island Press (211) on 26 Jun 2007

If only the film had stayed out of the bedroom and in the bowels of the boxing world, this small gem could have been an unqualified knockout…

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By Pam Grady (384) for Reel.com (1,232) on 17 Feb 2007

Ultimately, the film fails because it never answers the question of why anyone should care about this guy who cares so little about himself…

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