![]() ![]() He has to cover a wide range during the film and succeeds admirably. Michael B Jordan is also a great find and a name to watch. There are scenes where Stallone really has to act – particularly an emotional locker-room scene when Rocky faces up to his own personal crisis – and any jokes about Sylvester "Expendables" Stallone's acting abilities are forgotten. A real surprise is just how good Stallone is in the role. All of the boxing training is gritty and believable and the actual bouts, particularly the classic finale, is suitably thrilling and a technical masterpiece of camera-work (hats off to cinematographer Maryse Alberti, who also filmed "The Wrestler" so is no stranger to the ring). I must admit I don't normally 'go' for boxing films like this, but this is extremely well done. Balboa's help leads to a number of 'traditionally' brutal Rocky-style encounters in the ring. Brought back from the brink by Apollo's wife (a touching performance by Phylicia Rashad) Donnie can't escape his family legacy and seeks Balboa's help to make it in the ring, using his own adopted name. Donnie is a kid from the wrong side of the tracks with a big chip on his shoulder and a reputation for finding trouble with his fists. Adonis is the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed, Rocky's protagonist and later close friend in the first four Rocky films. This time, with Stallone's advancing years, he wisely doesn't stretch credibility by having Rocky Balboa as the center of the pugilism, but hands the baton to young contender Adonis ("Donnie") Creed (Michael B Jordan). ![]() As such I had thought there was little milk left in the cash cow, but "Creed" proves me wrong. Sylvester Stallone (as the film's producer) has covered a lot of miles with his Rocky legend, most recently with his 2006 Rocky Balboa. As a boxing movie Creed packs a heavyweight punch.
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