I was wrong about this, which is good

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2017)

When I first heard about this film, I thought, "Why can't they leave the Rocky franchise alone?" My expectations of Creed were low, I believed it wouldn't be any good and would be a bad tribute to Rocky. However all that changed when I actually watched it, the story was captivating, Sylvester Stallone was back to his best as the character we've all come to love all be it in a supporting role, Michael B Jordan was outstanding as Adonis Creed who feels he has to follow in his late father's footsteps in the sport of boxing. A real surprise were the boxers who were in the movie, particularly Andre Ward and Tony Bellew and how well they did in their roles considering they're not actors, they both give terrifying performances, but they're not necessarily villains just because they're opponents for the protagonist. The boxing scenes did the Rocky franchise proud and were authentic thanks to the use of the HBO announcers, particularly the final bout which starts off as the mis-match it was on paper but almost ends in an upset and at the end, which was realistic, there was not a dry eye in the house. All in all Creed is a movie worthy of being in the Rocky franchise and is a great movie in its own right.