Gee, I've seen this episode before

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2017)

The only reason I give this 5 stars is because I enjoyed the character of rocky in his old age at peace with his life after the death of Adrian and being estranged from his son. Stallone was great in that role. As for the rest, it's simply a retread of the same old tired story of the underdog getting his big shot. The characters are all clichés and stereotypes. The dialogue is full of the same old hokey sports sayings. The main plot is so predictable, there is no suspense or drama because we already know exactly we're it's going. If this movie stood on its own, with no tie to the beloved rocky franchise, it would be a 1 or 2 star snoozefest, actually it would've never been made at all. I'm sure Creed 2 is coming, but I won't be waiting.