A Fantastic Boxing Moving in a Mediocre Boxing Movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2015)

I just saw Creed and although I was underwhelmed it didn't wow me either. Going into this movie I had very high expectations because people were giving it such high praise, there was even chatter of a return to form for Stallone. While my high hopes weren't necessarily met there are definitely great elements of the movie! For starters Michael B Jordan continues to bright new face in the acting industry as he delivers another solid performance, but its not until he meets are good pal Rocky that things get really interesting. The relationship between these two is handled very well in most parts, but in very few scenes it seems a bit rushed or forced. The fight scenes were actually handled pretty well in my opinion, as they had a certain unique style to them, but still made it feel like it was in the Rocky environment. The last thing I will touch on (so I don't get into spoilers) is the soundtrack is handled really well, and thats saying a lot given the popularity of the infamous Rocky soundtracks. For me the movie does drag a little bit for about the first 3/8 of it, but there are still redeeming qualities from it, for the people giving this movie an A+ rating I'm confused as to where that came from, maybe they looked past the lackluster start. Overall I'd would recommend Creed if you are a die hard Rocky fan, and if you aren't there is still a good fighting movie there, but some parts will go over your head.
Creed gets a 7.8 for me.