NOW ON DVD

RESURRECTING THE CHAMP
Rated PG-13
Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathyrn Morris, Alan Alda ,Teri Hatcher


Brian’s Rating       

When you see Samuel L. Jackson in movies like Resurrecting the Champ, now on DVD, it’s easy to forgive him for lapses in judgment like The Man and Black Snake Moan.

His performance as a down-and-out fighter who has been reduced to homelessness is nothing short of remarkable and his efforts alone make this film worthwhile.

But Resurrecting the Champ is not really a boxing movie. It’s a story of family, and more specifically father-son relationships, with equal doses of honor, duty, trust, and ethics thrown in just in case we don’t get the sometimes heavy-handed message.

Josh Hartnett plays a newspaper journalist looking for his big break, while trying to maintain a relationship with his young son during a separation from his wife. When he stumbles upon Champ, he finds not only the big story he’s been looking for, but also a new perspective on his own life.

It’s a lot for the audience to keep up with but Resurrecting the Champ delivers a solid punch to the gut.