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βIt is incredibly heartbreaking to see Rocky so down in his life, coping with the loss of his wife and his estranged relationship with his son. He is broken and needs an outlet for his pent-up anger and to gain a connection with his past life. This part worked excellentlyβ
Nathan Β· TMDB reviews β
βthe final fight to have very limited stakes. The final fight was pretty average as well. I felt as if they tried to replicate an actual boxing match in terms of presentation instead of delivering a true cinematic experience. This led to it being pretty difficult to watch with the bland presentation and terrible editingβ
Nathan Β· TMDB reviews β
βthe fight was hilariousβ
Thememester Β· Metacritic β
βRocky returning to the old area pleases meβ
liamexe Β· Metacritic β
βHe's still the underdog, which I admireβ
liamexe Β· Metacritic β
βIt's more plausible when his hand is conveniently broken in the first round, but it's also quite handyβ
liamexe Β· Metacritic β
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βThe acting in the film is grade-A, with Stallone bringing the more mumbled Rocky from the first film spliced with some rousing inspirational monologues when the moment is right (not forced, not preachyβ¦ just perfect).β
Mark Bell, Film Threat Β· 90
βIt's not so much a sequel or even a remake for a new generation of moviegoers as it's a retranslation for the old one: an irresistible statement that "Yo, life ain't over till it's over."β
William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Β· 83
βWhat gives Rocky Balboa its unexpected pathos is the titanic humility of Stallone's performance, the earnestness with which he plays a man knocked down (but not out) by the ravages of time.β
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly Β· 80
βAs Stalloneβs gentle gift for funny, engaging, naturalistic dialogue starts to take hold, the movie fills up with tiny, poignant moments. Scuffed with heartfelt sincerity and naΓ―ve emotionalism, itβs a film that makes little people bigger than life.β
Total Film Β· 80
βThere is much to poke at in Rocky Balboa, yet the movie, with its amusingly updated ''Gonna Fly Now'' montage and its very niftily staged climactic bout, summons just enough incredulous wit about just how often Rocky has been around this particular block to let Sylvester Stallone earn his nostalgia.β
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly Β· 75
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βthe fight was hilariousβ
Thememesterabout 80β100% inread it β
βRocky returning to the old area pleases meβ
liamexeabout 0β15% inread it β
βHe's still the underdog, which I admireβ
liamexeabout 0β33% inread it β
βIt's more plausible when his hand is conveniently broken in the first round, but it's also quite handyβ
liamexeabout 0β33% inread it β
βIt is incredibly heartbreaking to see Rocky so down in his life, coping with the loss of his wife and his estranged relationship with his son. He is broken and needs an outlet for his pent-up anger and to gain a connection with his past life. This part worked excellentlyβ
Nathanabout 0β75% inread it β
βthe final fight to have very limited stakes. The final fight was pretty average as well. I felt as if they tried to replicate an actual boxing match in terms of presentation instead of delivering a true cinematic experience. This led to it being pretty difficult to watch with the bland presentation and terrible editingβ
Nathanabout 75β100% inread it β
βYou know this was the story that SHOULD have been told in Rocky V, or at least this is the kind of story that should have been told. Unfortunately it is a story told sans Talia Shire, who along with Burt Young and Carl Weathers are Rocky staples... of course Creed was dead in the timeline, so his absence is excusable... but we all kind of wanted to see Adrian, and wanted another story that developed her especially since they kind of stopped developing her as of Rocky III and relegated her to β
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