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Rod Lurie Makes a Political Thriller for Our Times
Clearly inspired by Judith Miller's role in the Valerie Plame case, writer/director Rod Lurie takes dramatic liberties to allow for a provocative treatment of an ongoing battle for civil liberties exacted in the name of national security.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-05-2009 |
Reviews
Rod Lurie Takes Jackson and Hartnett Nine Rounds
Lurie puts another feather in his directing hat with an absorbing character study about a daily newspaper writer who takes a shortcut to success only to discover that, like the subject of his career-saving article, he is not the man he thought himself to be.
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
'Resurrecting the Champ': Fighting Wordsnew
A solid yet imperfect film about boxing and writing.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
08-27-2007 |
Reviews
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Rod Lurie: The Comeback Kidnew
The Pasadena director may be an Oscar contender with Resurrecting the Champ.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
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'Resurrecting the Champ': Fathers, Sons, & Palookasnew
The film slathers a thick, shiny varnish coat of sententiousness and sentiment over its narrative.
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'Resurrecting the Champ': Newsroom Palookanew
Several morality plays vie for attention in this story about a workmanlike sportswriter who latches on to a tale told by a homeless alcoholic as his ticket out of palookaville.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
'Resurrecting the Champ': Shattered Glass Jawnew
The film works a familiar punching bag.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
'Resurrecting the Champ': Punching His Weightnew
It's a movie about wanting to be better than you are, but its real lesson is how Josh Hartnett, at least this once, has accepted who he is.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
