A fantastic film that knows its legacy

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2016)

I am a big fan of the rocky films and now I have finally had the chance to see creed and I loved it. The premise of the film sees adonis johnson the illegitimate son of apollo creed try to get rocky balboa to try and train him to be a fighter like his father. Michael b jordan plays adonis and he does an excellent job in this film. He sold the physicality of the role but also made donnie a really likable character that you wanted to root for. But the biggest surprise in this film has to be the amazing return by Sylvester stallone as rocky balboa. He is awesome in this film and his chemistry with jordan is off the charts good. Vanessa thompson was really good as donnies love interest Bianca because she had some character to her and they both worked together well. Even tony bellew the boxer as the opponent was pretty good and had a pretty decent background about him. The story is really powerful as you see adonis and rocky try to overcome their struggles together and its emotional. By the end of the film you are really rooting for them. Unfortunately there is a story arc in the middle of the film that I felt was a little unnecessary and weighed the film down. The script is really good using allot of powerful drama but also subtle comedy that worked for the film. The style was brilliant, you truly feel like your in Philadelphia with rocky and adonis. The boxing scenes are the best ever put on the big screen, the cinematography for the fights is amazing. The sound of the hits really works as well plus the score is brilliant. Overall this is a fantastic movie that should be seen if you appreciate good films.