resurrecting the champ
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Yari Film Group
Erik Kernan (Josh
Hartnett) is a
sportswriter who
saves a homeless
man from getting
beaten up by a
group of raging
college kids.
Afterwards, Erik learns this man is actually boxing legend
Bob Satterfield (Samuel L. Jackson), otherwise known as
“Champ.” Erik takes the opportunity to resurrect
“Champ’s” story with zeal. As Erik gets to work, he goes
on a personal journey, reexamining his own life and his
relations with his family. That’s right, folks, it’s a movie
based on a black character that really ends up being
about white characters! Still, the emotions in the film are
effectively and sincerely rendered, and watching it will
almost certainly cause most men to reflect on themselves
and their relationship with their fathers. –forrest green III
