An honest tribute to a great legacy!!

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2016)

With 'Creed', you have the emergence of a new 'Rocky' franchise, with a new look and a fresh face. The film is based on Apollo Creed's illegitimate love child who re-surfaces in Philadelphia, searching for his late father's nemesis; Rocky Balboa. Michael B Jordan is brilliant and the light of this movie as he portrays 'Adonis Johnson', the son of a boxing legend who wants to cement his own legacy. Of course Sylvester Stallone is back as Rocky Balboa but at times seemed abit bored reprising his old role once again. Michael Jordan takes the show for me, he is full of fire as well as being emotional bringing the characteristics of his charismatic father into the ring as well as the toughness of his famous trainer. The story itself is predictable and follows the original Rocky almost blow by blow but this film doesn't intend to bring anything new but instead felt like it was paying tribute to one of the greatest movie franchises in cinema history. No doubt as with the recent 'Terminator' re-boot and the new 'Star Wars' episode, this is the beginning of something new but the creators of the 'Creed' legacy need to be mindful that something new is required to keep any follow up movies interesting and worth watching otherwise the 'Rocky' angle will also wear thin and even the hardcore fans will switch off. @zulfmanauthor