Big old dumb fun boxing movie that doesn't come close to the original, but it doesn't really need to.

Rating: 5/10 (13 December 2016)

Easily the most shallow of the first three. The length of this film does hurt it a bit in that sense, seeing that it's 30 minutes shorter than the first two. A lot of the drama in this one lacks any emotional weight, so I just take this one as some light entertainment for an hour and a half. The main antagonist is very one dimensional, but he is entertaining to watch, even if he is a giant cartoon. Unfortunately, it feels as though this movie just kind of exists when it doesn't need to, but there's still a bit of fun to be had with it. The matches are entertaining, but again, there's hardly any emotional weight behind them, so they are much less thrilling than the final match at the end of the first film. All in all, if you enjoy the other Rocky movies and what to be mildly entertained for a solid hour and a half and not really care about any good drama, then by all means pop this baby in.