Resurrecting the Champ is a movie co-starring Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett, in which struggling sports writer Erik Kernan (Hartnett) meets a homeless man who claims to be "Champ," a former boxing champion who many believe to be dead (Jackson). Kernan proposes to write a story about the Champ, hoping to give himself a much-needed career boost. At the same time he is writing the story, Kernan is also attempting to save his failing marriage and be a father his son can admire and be proud of.
Hartnett is an award-winning actor who has most recently starred in The Black Dahlia and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). Jackson was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in Pulp Fiction (1994) and has been nominated for and won numerous other awards in his acting career. Resurrecting the Champ is directed by Rod Lurie who has also directed television series "Commander in Chief" (2005) and "Line of Fire" (2003-04).
The actors in this movie play their roles convincingly, from Hartnett and Jackson to Dakota Goyo, who plays Hartnett's six-year-old son. Resurrecting the Champ works on a number of levels. It has boxing for those who are sports enthusiasts, it presents the issue of ethics in the work place, particularly journalism, but the movie can also appeal on a more all-inclusive level as we watch the characters struggle with the consequences of the lies they have told in order to live up to others' expectations.
This movie can appeal to anyone who enjoys a straightforward drama. It has a number of angle--boxing, journalism, family, lies, redemption-- but focuses on a universal theme so that multiple types of audiences can be entertained.
Hartnett is an award-winning actor who has most recently starred in The Black Dahlia and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). Jackson was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in Pulp Fiction (1994) and has been nominated for and won numerous other awards in his acting career. Resurrecting the Champ is directed by Rod Lurie who has also directed television series "Commander in Chief" (2005) and "Line of Fire" (2003-04).
The actors in this movie play their roles convincingly, from Hartnett and Jackson to Dakota Goyo, who plays Hartnett's six-year-old son. Resurrecting the Champ works on a number of levels. It has boxing for those who are sports enthusiasts, it presents the issue of ethics in the work place, particularly journalism, but the movie can also appeal on a more all-inclusive level as we watch the characters struggle with the consequences of the lies they have told in order to live up to others' expectations.
This movie can appeal to anyone who enjoys a straightforward drama. It has a number of angle--boxing, journalism, family, lies, redemption-- but focuses on a universal theme so that multiple types of audiences can be entertained.