Good Sequel

Rating: 8/10 (4 December 2018)

Creed II Review:
Creed II is the sequel to Creed, a spin-off to the Rocky franchise, staring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed as he takes the challenge to fight the man's son who killed his father, Viktor Drago, a character that I didn't think was really good. I literally just watched the first one last week Wednesday because I've had the movie for almost a year and because this sequel was coming out. I enjoyed Creed and thought it was good and the same goes to this. The story was good for this. It focused more on the family aspect for Adonis which I liked. Tessa Thompson as Bianca, his girlfriend or if you've seen the trailers his wife, was very good. I think I enjoyed her performance much more in this. Her one problem in the last film worsened so it made for some good scenes bringing emotion. Sylvester Stallone as Rocky was good as usual, though he did much better in Creed. Unlike the previous one he won't earn a Golden Globe or Oscar Nomination. He did bring some good lines to the script. Back to the story, I really liked how it wasn't a ton of action and more of a drama. That being said there were some parts that slowed down quite a bit from that and they could've been paced a little better. The action scenes were good and well coordinated however. I really liked the story but there was one part that is heartbreaking that made me love it even more and the dramatic take. You'll know what part when you see it. Steven Caple Jr. directed this as his first major film and he did well. If they continue with these movies, which they probably will, I think he would be a good choice. The score was good like before bringing back the Rocky theme and such. The cinematography got increasingly better, especially during the training montages. The editing was good. It was just a good film. I do think I liked the first Creed a little bit more which slightly disappointed me because the trailers made it look even better, but I still liked it. They just had the issue of the slow paced scenes and a weak disappointing villain. I would recommend seeing it. If you liked the first you'll probably like this one!
My Grade: B+