Creed has potential

Rating: 7/10 (3 December 2015)

I'm a big fan of the first Rocky film, and I suppose I like the other films in the series as well. Creed is a solid film, that has a good premise. Creed's illegitimate's son, trying to walk in the footsteps of a father he never knew. I can honestly say that I was with the film at the beginning, that premise is intriguing to me.
But strangely enough, I think the film started to tail off when Rocky was introduced into the story. As someone else had said, Rocky's life had become a bit too depressing, with Adrian, Robert and Paulie gone. The old fire of the Italian Stallion was just not there, this is not how I would've imagined Rocky's life ended up.
Anyways, back to Adonis. As I stated before, the premise of one of Apollo's son wanting to follow in his footsteps is intriguing. But I think the filmmakers/writer's took a wrong turn as to how that was supposed to happen. Apollo to me represented something different from Rocky. Rocky represented heart, stubbornness, believing and hoping against hope. Whereas Apollo represents grace and skill. The silky guy BORN with the talent. A Mozart, a genius.
So the fight between Rocky and Apollo to me was a clash between unbelievable desire and unbelievable talent. So if Adonis was to follow in his father's footsteps, I think the Rocky way did not suit him. I think the writer's should've emphasized the natural talent as opposed to being able to take a beating.
This movie also lacks a captivating 'antagonist' like Apollo. Anyways, I liked the movie. I had hoped they would go another way with it. The movie gets a lot right. e.g. I could buy the love story between Adonis and Bianca.
With that said, Creed is a solid 7. It's a nice change from the usual comic book movies.