How hard this franchise can get hit and keep moving forward

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2015)

When I saw the first trailer for "Creed", I thought "This movie, even though it looks fine, is another cash-grabbing flick from Hollywood". What I got, instead, is a beautiful progressive movie that makes me want more from Ryan Coogler and more from Michael B. Jordan (Let's just ignore "Fant4stic"). It is original (for a Rocky-sh movie), it's touching you right to the heart and it's realistic as no other before when it comes to the fighting scenes.
First of, it's astonishing to watch "Creed" and realize that it's the Rocky V we never really had. To see Rocky as the trainer but in a supporting role is the perfect way to make that type of movie and I wish Ryan Coogler could go back in time and show to John G. Avildsen how he made it.
The acting in this movie is delightful and the casting of Michael B. Jordan as Adonis is a perfect move. Jordan is really showing the fighter personality all along the movie and it makes the audience remember the first instalment in this franchise. To summarize, he is doing a great job in the continuation of the "Never give up" tag-line. On the other side, Sylvester Stallone is literally Oscar-worthy in this film. He is portraying the sad, lonely, sick Rocky at perfection. He is also involved in some really funny scenes like the "iCloud" one. Mary Anne Creed is also really well portrayed by Phylicia Rashad, who is sometimes dramatic and serious but also sometimes really humorous.
Like I said before, Ryan Cooler is directing this movie like a master and now that i've seen "Creed", it only makes me wanna watch "Fruitvale Station", his other movie. In particular, there is this scene in "Creed", the first pro fight for Donnie, where Coogler is just handling the camera so well, shooting it in one shot. That scene is literally giving life to the movie. It makes you feel the fight and it's great. Beside, he really captured the tones and emotions of pro fighting and did a magnificent job in the Philly scenes.
The score and the soundtrack are amazing, including Future and 2Pac as well as Ludwig Goransson, composing the score, which I also really liked (surprisingly) in "30 Minutes or less", and then again in this movie.
Concluding, I must say that "Creed" is a impressive movie that reinvigorate the Rocky franchise by it's acting, it's outstanding directing, the original screenplay and the splendid fighting scenes.