A nice tribute movie!

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2015)

Pound for pound, this is a nice tribute movie to the original Rocky. All of the little moments that made the original film so nice to watch are here in modernized versions. I never felt bored at any point in the film, which is a testament to how great the director and cinematographer are. There are moments where the film was simply stunning, captivating, and honest. What made it less than perfect for me is the anticlimactic ending. It just didn't have the same overwhelming excitement for me as the original. Of all the Rocky films, I had Rocky ranked first followed by Rocky Balboa. I think Creed deserves to be right in between those two. Hoping to see Creed II.