A fantastic film that is truly groundbreaking

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2015)

In preparation of the upcoming rocky spin off creed I have decided to review the previous rocky movies, so to start with the first film. The premise of this film sees a down on his luck boxer who gets a chance to fight the world champion as the true underdog. Now when I think of Sylvester Stallone I think of the character rocky balboa. He is phenomenal in this film, you see the emotion from his character and he is just so likable that you want to truly get behind him and you really believe in rocky balboa. There is everything you need in this film character wise, a good romantic interest Who has great chemistry with Stallone. There is also a great trainer and manager who really add to the film. The story of this film is so relatable to anybody because it is a complete underdog story. Everything works with this story, its simple but so effective in its execution. The script is alright with some funny and good dramatic dialogue that really works. However, sometimes it doesn't work and it makes the characters a bit less impressive. The style is fantastic, the training montage scene is incredible and one if the most iconic scenes in all of film. The boxing matches really work too and really helps. Overall this was a fantastic groundbreaking film that if your a fan of boxing films must be seen.