Very good movie, could have been great

Rating: 7/10 (18 January 2019)

I watched this movie yesterday and did really enjoy it. There are a few things that hold me back from rating Creed 2 as a great movie though. Firstly, Adonis is no Rocky. It was easy to love Rocky. Apart from him having it tough he's a good guy with a real heart. Humble. Adonis is just harder to love. He's like a big kid who wants to be looked after all the time. Ok, now the storyline. It's great and links back to the previous movies well. However, it could have been an hour longer. It fast forwards a lot. In one scene Drago first lays down the gauntlet to Creed. Before you know it they are in the ring. So much more could have been explored. More depth could have been added to Adonis. He might then be more endearing. There could have been more of a side story between drago senor and Rocky. The film didn't really go there. The fight scenes are good, but even though older and more roughly put together I think the fight scenes in the old Rocky movies have more heart. You're with rocky. But wiith Creed 2 it's style over substance and I didn't find myself really hoping Adonis would win. The whole Drago family back story could have been explored more, but perhaps this was intentionally avoided as Drago junior has the potential to be more likeble than Adonis. He's definately more Rocky than Adonis. All in all still a very good movie and a great addition to the Rock franchise.