Remake of Rocky without compelling protagonist/antagonist

Rating: 4/10 (9 September 2017)

I guess they had to try a new way to reinvigorate the Rocky franchise, so they basically rewrite the original screenplay, but the down on his luck boxer is Apollo Creed's son. Who the "Apollo Creed" is supposed to be in the new movie, I don't remember, because the antagonist (and plot in general) is so forgettable.
Also funny how they re-use the anticlimactic ending from Rocky 1, but without a compelling protagonist and completely forgettable boxing matches, the ending falls as flat as the rest of the film.
The thing I did think was slightly clever was the "titles" they'd put over the boxers Creed was fighting. Was a bit videogamey, but they were so forgettable otherwise, it definitely didn't hurt.
Stalone was great. Without him, this movie would have been an absolute clunker and had absolutely no dramatic tension or plot.