This is a textbook example of an “up” mood movie poster — Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett bathed in caramel sunlight, Jackson reaching for God’s grace, Hartnett and his kid smiling, etc. It’s a poster that says, “If you see our movie, you will feel as if you’ve taken an emotional quaalude.” No point in dissing this — feel-good sells have worked before and will work again — but Resurrecting The Champ is more measured and mature and matter-of-fact than this. It’s not into pushing highs, which I’m saying as a statement of respect.
