Review of Creed (2015) by Greyisharea — 21 Jan 2016

Well they couldn't very well have called it Rocky VI, but I would have appreciated it if they had called it Balboa. Sorry, but the main protagonist, Adonis "Donnie Li'l Baby" Creed left me uninspired, but come on, Rocky Balboa made this movie a great watch.

Maybe Creed just wasn't a good role for Michael B Jordan, really he just didn't have the "Eye of the Tiger" like Stallone brought to Rocky. Baby Creed was left looking doe eyed throughout the film, no matter how hard Jordan tried to look tough.

The Eye of the Tiger was the inspiration that Apollo handed down to Rocky, which helped him defeat Clubber Lang in Rocky III. Just bearing the name Creed and wearing imitation Apollo Creed boxing shorts (which was quite cheesy by the way) just wasn't enough inspiration for me.

This film was a great send off for Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, I just wish it would not have been at the cost of Apollo Creed's legacy. Honestly, I had hoped the main event would have just ended when Creed was plastered to the mat by the much stronger fighter, 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan.

What the hell was with that jump start that made Li'l Creed spring up off the mat like he just needed a moment to recollect a video clip of his dad (who he never actually knew by the way and wasn't anything like)? I thought someone changed the channel on me and I was watching Crank: High Voltage, starring Jason Statham.

Rocky should have put this puppy to bed by sharing these great words of wisdom with Creed, "you just don't have the eye of the tiger, chump!" But in the end Rocky Balboa was the reason for this film and what a great reason.

Li'l Baby Creed aside, Sylvester Stallone should win the Oscar for his amazing performance in this film.