Balboa's mysticism

Rating: 5/10 (5 March 2010)

For the ROCKY franchise, the 2nd installment is a pretty good one, albeit much more conventional than the previous one; I liked the mysticism in this movie—Rocky's prayers, the chapel, his leaning on God, there is a tone of religiosity.
It also has funny touches of humor, like Balboa hoping that Creed won't show up.
It has three notable flaws: first, that Apollo Creed keeps looking like a thoroughly nice guy and a stand-up comedian, not a menacing killing machine; 2nd that the script has no genuine idea behind it; and 3rd, the two actions—the family movie and the boxing drama—remain heterogeneous, randomly assorted, they're basically unconnected.