Adonis Johnson is a young African American whose only passion in life is boxing. He comes under the wings of Rocky Balboa, once his father Apollo Creed's rival and best friend, to take up the sport professionally. Being his legendary boxer father's illegitimate offspring, he comes to terms dealing with his troubled childhood and life, and his last name, Creed. The movie, like most in the Rocky series, is about fighting inner battles, both on and off the ring.
Sylvester Stallone takes off where he left off in Rocky Balboa, with some good lines for the young blood and is at home.
Michael Jordan has a great body - full marks to him for working hard for it - and is pretty decent as the younger Creed.
Tessa Thompson, as Adonis' love interest, is good, too, and she also gets a chance to show off her musical talent.
Maryse Alberti's camera work, especially in the boxing scenes, is glorious! As I was in the movie-hall, I was going, "Whoa! Those are the best boxing scenes, evvah, on a movie screen!!" You'd feel like you're in the ring, facing the opponent. It leaves that much of an impact.
Ludwig Göransson's music is pleasing and has a delightful touch.
Ryan Coogler's story is humane and is a surprise winner! He has directed a surprise winner, I'd say. He also teams well with Aaron Covington to come up with an impressive screenplay.
The boxing action is also very nicely choreographed. Right from the fight scene at Adonis' school to the bouts in the ring.
I, in fact, wished they had a few more bouts and would have even liked if the movie were twenty minutes longer, filled with them.
The bike stunts by the Philly bikers are neat, and the scene where Adonis runs with them, while they're happily cheering him, is pretty inspiring.
I also liked how they show Rocky ageing and that he is not treated like a superhuman. Same with the climax. A movie for fighters in life, with a good couple of scenes where you'd get an adrenaline rush.
My verdict: 4 out of 5.
Sylvester Stallone takes off where he left off in Rocky Balboa, with some good lines for the young blood and is at home.
Michael Jordan has a great body - full marks to him for working hard for it - and is pretty decent as the younger Creed.
Tessa Thompson, as Adonis' love interest, is good, too, and she also gets a chance to show off her musical talent.
Maryse Alberti's camera work, especially in the boxing scenes, is glorious! As I was in the movie-hall, I was going, "Whoa! Those are the best boxing scenes, evvah, on a movie screen!!" You'd feel like you're in the ring, facing the opponent. It leaves that much of an impact.
Ludwig Göransson's music is pleasing and has a delightful touch.
Ryan Coogler's story is humane and is a surprise winner! He has directed a surprise winner, I'd say. He also teams well with Aaron Covington to come up with an impressive screenplay.
The boxing action is also very nicely choreographed. Right from the fight scene at Adonis' school to the bouts in the ring.
I, in fact, wished they had a few more bouts and would have even liked if the movie were twenty minutes longer, filled with them.
The bike stunts by the Philly bikers are neat, and the scene where Adonis runs with them, while they're happily cheering him, is pretty inspiring.
I also liked how they show Rocky ageing and that he is not treated like a superhuman. Same with the climax. A movie for fighters in life, with a good couple of scenes where you'd get an adrenaline rush.
My verdict: 4 out of 5.
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