Truly mid-80's movie.

Rating: 5/10 (15 July 2016)

Yeah!
The Rock got to Russia, feeling that he had to be the good ambassador for the U.S. of A by avenge his friend Creed, who got his brain smashed in by a Soviet athlete in a show-match. (The myth of robot-like Russian was in full bloom by the time; the Soviet hockey team destroyed everything in their way through the whole 80's, with very few exceptions.)
This artificial movie is somehow entertaining, by all means. Very well packed in, with the whole mid 80's feeling you got watching this flick today. Some quite good acting is sometimes messed up by the silliness of over-exposed clothing and car brands. (Yes, I know.....nothing has changed 30 years later.) Once an actor superstar was wearing something on screen, people rushed to the stores for getting that flashy, important feeling of self awareness by getting those aviator jackets and Adidas clothes.
The movie itself smells quite bad of patriotism and propaganda. You know: The land of the Free, vs communist Russia. (The doubtful American actor president of Ronnie Reagan negotiated hard by this time with Russian political chief Gorbatjov, to keep the force measurement of both countries low, on a chill.)
Well, but the movie sometimes got it's effective moments. The training camp scenes in Russia really gets to you, and the struggle of knowing that you got to fight for your life is very well reflected in Stallone's acting.
Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren was to always being associated to this movie. Going on making B rated action movies through the rest of the 80's and into the 90's, people just remember him as Ivan Drago. The tool which should show the world of the supremacy of the Russian system.
But, as we all know....they failed. Of course Midget Sly finally brought Tower Dolph down to his knees, and as a bonus got saluted by the Russian audience.
Fly me to the moon....