Rocky IV Part II

Rating: 2/10 (22 November 2018)

If you'd like to watch the 2nd rendition of Rocky IV, by all means see Creed 2. I came into the film with high expectations after the first Creed, but it was obvious that the director decided to go with the same formula that made Rocky 4 so successful. The elements are all there but the story line feels like it's been done before.
On a positive note, there are plenty of heartfelt moments between Rocky and Creed, the acting is good, and the visuals/boxing scenes surely beat out the Rocky predecessors...however there's a familiarity that we've been here before and that it's been done better. Maybe there's no way to replicate the tension of the USSR vs USA of the original, but they tried (admirably) and failed.
"Throw in the towel" on Creed II and just go binge the original Rocky movies instead.