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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 23 Aug 2007

Jackson does some good work, sporting a high gasp of a voice and letting his character surface to reality smoothly, but the movie becomes too…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 23 Aug 2007

The explorations of the strained father-son dynamic and a message about redemption are well-done…

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By Mario Tarradell (36) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 23 Aug 2007

Despite generating plenty of turmoil, Resurrecting the Champ fails to be compelling. It does, however, succeed in being implausible…

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By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 23 Aug 2007

Jackson adopts a high, breathy voice to play the Champ and it gives him that vulnerability he needs to get away from his own bigger than life…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 23 Aug 2007

Resurrecting the Champ isn't about what it seems to be about. It also isn't about what it thinks it's about…

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By Brent Simon (1,142) for FilmStew.com (638) on 23 Aug 2007

The manner in which the subversion of expectation aids in and deepens one's appreciation is attributable to advertising that reduces the story…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for UGO (350) on 23 Aug 2007

The writers and director bury their own story and never give their audience a reason to care about their journalist's fight for redemption…

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By Geoff Pevere (572) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 23 Aug 2007

While Resurrecting the Champ seems to be just what you expect, it's only when you've let your guard slip that you realize it's hiding something…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 23 Aug 2007

Resurrecting the Champ isn't about what it seems to be about. It also isn't about what it thinks it's about…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 23 Aug 2007

There's no rule that says a movie must have a likable character at its center, but it helps if a nonlikable central character is at least interesting…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 23 Aug 2007

Samuel L. Jackson easily could have gone over the top with his role as an elderly and homeless former professional boxer…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 23 Aug 2007

Lurie, once a journalist himself and the man behind such odd but probing political dramas as The Contender and Deterrence, lets Resurrecting…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 23 Aug 2007

Not a big popcorn movie, but it's one not to be missed…

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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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