Almost a hit - Resurrecting the Champ Reviews

This movie is almost very good. The story was dramatic enough to keep my interest, and the film does make an attempt to go beyond the plot and dabble in some thematic content. This should have been a good role for Josh Hartnett to show some depth as an actor, but he is clearly outdone by Samuel Jackson, who delivers a performance worthy of an Oscar nomination. I did not care for the camera filter; the movie has a sort of washed out, unfocused look to it - maybe an attempt to make the movie look like Jackson's character feels. But it would have been better if this mood was delivered just by the performances. Some of the scenes between Josh Hartnett's character and son were on the sappy side, but they did help to deliver the movie's message of truth and examining one's life, and as a father of a baby girl, I took the bait. Still, something is missing in holding this movie together, and I left the theater not quite sure why I did not love it. But Resurrecting the Champ is worth seeing, even though its flaws won't make it stick with you for long like a great movie does.