Review of Rocky (1976) by Richard Schickel for Time — 11 Feb 2001
The story is achingly familiar, and though Stallone has a certain power, he is certainly not the subtlest actor to crawl out from under Marlon's overcoat. But the picture goes most wrong in the conceit it employs to lift Rocky out of the clubs and into the big arena for his title challenge.
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This review of Rocky (1976) was written by Richard Schickel and published by Time on 11 Feb 2001.
Rocky has generally received very positive reviews.
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