The Champ 1979

Critics score:
40 / 100

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Vincent Canby, New York Times: The most offputting thing about such canny, tear-stained movies as The Champ is not their naivete but their unholy sophistication. These movies don't mean to deal with the world as it really is, but as it should be. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The tear-jerking is so determined and persistent that your ducts feel as if they'd been worked over with a catheter. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Read more

Michael Booth, Denver Post: A three-alarm, three-hanky movie of the highest order, perfect for your kids who don't get to see many truly sad films. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: A pointless update of King Vidor's '30s weepie. Read more

Variety: Read more