Moderate boxing film.

Rating: 7/10 (8 December 2018)

Being a Rocky and general boxing fan, I had high hopes going into this film. Especially with the success of Creed and Drago back i was thinking we may see some of the magic that was Rocky IV. Sadly i was wrong. The story seems rushed and boring along with the fights. Within the first 5 minutes he's world champion with no meaning, you can guess the plot straight away and how it ends. Stallone seems bored and just going through the motions as Rocky (its no wonder he has hinted this may be his last film on the Rocky franchise.) The film focuses more on family life which was interesting but as with all rocky films the real wait is for the training montage. And what a disappointment. The score is lacking and there is no real power or feeling of a buzz that your left with unlike all other montages. The penultimate fight itself is good to watch with both Lundgren and newcomer Munteanu making great bad guys. But once again Adonis goes the distance only to be knocked down minutes before the end, an exact copy of his last fight. Who knows what can happen next but i won't be getting my hopes up.