Review of Creed (2015) by Rmrmj6 — 09 Jan 2016

Impressed with Michael B.'s performance in particular; he seems very genuine in his portrayal, which is a complex one as a kid who bounced among foster homes before being taken in by a wealthy single mom. Stallone is nothing if not authentic in his role - who better to know how Rocky would age. Most amazingly in the production is the uncut, lengthy camera takes both in the first fight, as well as the walk from the locker-room out the ring in Liverpool. Many other elements thoroughly invoke the realism of this story - the lone regret is how Adonis gets to this point at the beginning of the story. Wondering if there is 10 minutes early in the film, left on the cutting room floor, that showed Adonis fighting in Mexico (something we only hear about).

Overall, an engrossing and engaging film - didn't matter if you saw everything coming or had read the screen play word of word. I always held Rocky II and III in high regard - stopped following the series after the debacle that was Rocky IV (especially that speech at the end). This IS the next best film in the series after the original.