Creed Movie Review (Review)

I walked into the theatre to see the newest edition of the Rocky franchise having never actually seen any of the Rocky movies. Of course, as a sports fan, I know about the movies. Rocky Balboa loses to Apollo Creed in the first movie, beats him in the second, and then new opponents come in to the picture for the following movies. After watching the opening minutes of the movie, I realized that I was going to enjoy every minute that was to follow.

Creed turns the table on the previous Rocky movies by casting Rocky not as the fighter (of course not, Sylvester Stallone is 69 years old,) but as the trainer. Adonis Johnson, son of the late Apollo Creed, seeks out Rocky in Philadelphia to train him in boxing. This movie incorporates a great mix of action, anguish, romance, and suspense. The music incorporated made the movie better, if it could possibly have gotten any better. By the time the credits rolled and I was walking out of the theatre, I felt like I could break the world record in the marathon at that very second. This movie is a must see, even if you’ve never seen any of the previous Rocky movies. Five stars.

(Photo from IMDb.com)

- Nov. 30, 2015