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Overall Grade: A-
Story: B+
Acting: A-
Direction: A-
Visuals: B+
One of the Better Sundance Movies this Year
by JeffT (movies profile) (Feb 15, 2008)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
Great performance by Samuel jackson on top of strong direction and supporting cast. I literally cried and laughed with this father-son story about the importance of bein... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: B+
A Solid Movie, Sam J is fantastic, Go see it
by Harold (movies profile) (Apr 5, 2008)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
There should be more stories like this showing at our local theaters. Moral dilemmas, crises of integrity, the need for family, the search for truth, all good stuff and... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: B+
Terrific at Sundance
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Apr 5, 2008)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Sam's the man! Hartnett has never been better. The story of a young journalist discovering what it means to be a father broke my heart. I have a young boy and the movie... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: F
Acting: A
Direction: D
Visuals: C
RENT CINDERELLA MAN INSTEAD
by Mark (movies profile) (Sep 1, 2007)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Not a boxer's story, but a writer's. I left feeling blah. Jackson was exceptional but the story lacks punch. As a film about the homeless it may have worked but that part... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: A-
Acting: A+
Direction: B-
Visuals: B-
Excellent potrayal of the father son relationship
by Angela (movies profile) (Oct 2, 2007)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I found the father/son relationship provided a great message in that sometime we want to impressed our children with what we wish we were instead of just being real with... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
I took my dad and son
by Antonio (movies profile) (Feb 15, 2008)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
So what if it's a "gooey" movie about fathers and sons - as the critic wrote above. It's a well written script with great performances from Jackson and Hartnett (by far J... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: C+
Acting: C-
Direction: C-
Visuals: C
Josh Harnett sucks
by Darris G (movies profile) (Apr 12, 2008)
9 of 15 people found this review helpful
If you take Samuel L. Jackson out of ANY scene in that movie and leave Harnett standing alone to (I can't believe I'm about to say this) act, this is one of the worst mov... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: B+
Sam Jackson IS "The Champ"
by RONALD (movies profile) (Aug 24, 2007)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
This is a wonderful movie. I think it may be Samuel L. Jackson's finest performance....in fact, he is definitely Oscar worthy for this unforgettable role! Hartnett is e... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
A Real Champ
by Ian (movies profile) (Mar 23, 2008)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
"Resurrecting the Champ" was not exactly what I was expecting. I was expecting the movie to be more about boxing, while it focused more on journalism instead. Now, this i... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: B
Visuals: A
Don't Listen to The Critics Who Bash This One!
by A. Mason (movies profile) (Aug 29, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I almost did, but I did find some good reviews and decided to go see it. I am so glad I did! This is one of the best movies this year! Samuel L. Jackson is amazing and Jo... Full Review
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