Review of Creed (2015) by Foxgrove — 15 Jan 2016
A late offshoot from the popular ‘Rocky’ series of the seventies and eighties. It has some nice touches in both the writing and directing departments, but otherwise it’s pretty much the tried and trusted formula from the better examples of the series.
If you are not a fan then the lack of originality and the seen it all before feel won’t convert you. The screenplay draws from the perfunctory elements as before- the no one becoming someone; the training; the obligatory girlfriend; the rousing music and the climatic fight.
It’s all here folks and if you like this sort of thing, then it’s the sort of thing you’ll like. Performances are adequate for the demands of the material, but none are Oscar worthy so don’t believe the hype.
The climatic fight sequence packs more than a few punches and truly gets the adrenaline racing helped no end by some brilliant editing.
This review of Creed (2015) was written by Foxgrove on 15 Jan 2016.
Creed has generally received very positive reviews.
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