A Cinderella story

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
Rocky is a sports drama movie that premiered in 1976. The movie is directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Sylvester Stallone. The movie stars Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire. The movie is about an aspiring boxer that seeks to challenge a heavyweight boxing champion. The movie tracks Rocky Balboa's training and ultimate duel with Apollo Creed.
Rocky is a great sports movie. The movie hits many story beats and can rouse the audience into cheering on Rocky's training and duel. This movie has great pacing and structure that makes the movie tight and focused. The 119 minutes of running time is quick and Sylvester Stallone's performance as Rocky Balboa is excellent. Sylvester Stallone is able to portray the gruff and required focus that Rocky Balboa was called to.
Other than being a sports movie, there is not much to Rocky. This may disappoint audiences but it forms a movie that can be forgettable if one does not get involved with the story of Rocky. The movie ultimately does not have any grand transcending quality to it other than being an excellent sports movie. Any audience that does not care for sports will find the experience greatly lacking in the viewing of this movie.
I would recommend 'Rocky'.
Grade: B