Creed is now an unsympathetic character.

Rating: 4/10 (25 November 2018)

I was a big fan of the first Creed and had high hopes for this movie. What I liked about the first movie was good pacing, plot twists which pulled on the heart strings, innovative and immersive fight cinematography, and a positive overall message of sportsmanship, kindness and support.
In this movie pacing is slow and the plot is formulaic. Fight scenes are filmed differently - it was just lots of quick cuts so hard to feel immersed. They worst part is Adonis has changed into a completely unsympathetic character. He is hotheaded and distant throughout the film.
Adonis is fixated on avenging his father's death - despite his opponent having nothing to do with the death. The story of revenge by proxy did not sit well with me. There is no positive message or redemption in this film. Honestly, the Dragos showed more depth and development of character than Adonis.