Hard Hitting.

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2016)

One of the best movies of 2015. One of the best Rocky movies. One heck of a movie that will keep you watching until the credits are over. This movie is more of a showcase of what a great director and excellent actors can do. This movie is all about Michael B. Jordan. Jordan pretty much crossed over into starhood thanks to this masterful film. There a moments where you can see Jordan becoming the Creed from the first few Rocky movies. A lot of people complain about this movie being a ripoff or remake of the first Rocky movie and to those people I say, close but no cigar. This is very much its own movie. Only the ending of the final fight and Creed's character getting the major title fight mirror the original movie in some ways. This is very much its own animal and a movie that stays with you. Sylvester Stallone is great in this movie but a little overrated. I didn't think he deserved to win any awards for his performance. He was great in the role but he's no Mickey, how can he be? The real star of the movie is the director, Ryan Coogler. He has an eye and uses it well. I'm more than happy that he will be director Black Panther. Hollywood needs to stop getting this stupid directors who know the right people and they need to get directors with real talent like the director of this masterpiece. Over and out.