Not the best of the Rocky series but not the worst. Stallone go for it make a Rocky 6 so you can have a better ending to this series than this.

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2001)

Broke and brain damaged Rocky finds himself forced into retirement in this fifth installment only to have a triumph of heart this time not in the ring. Rocky feels in ways born again when he takes a young heavyweight prospect under his wing who no one cares about when the training of Tommy Gunn begins it is victory after victory but Rocky sees that you can't teach a young lion heart no matter how much muscle Rocky learns of the young and bitterness path that Tommy Gunn takes. Only to lead this Rocky film up to a great fight scene that being the streets something that Rocky knows a little bit about. Boy does Tommy get a piece of Rocky as the hero once again stands at the end. Rocky V is not the best of the series but not the worst because it has the action the emotions and drama that is so common to Rocky. And Burt Young and Talia Shire once again give great support to Stallone to make this good like the previous Rocky movies. It is just hard seeing Rocky in a retirement state and I never liked Tommy Morrison I know he was a professional heavyweight but his real ring life turned out to show that he had a weak chin and his Rocky character had a weak heart much similar to his ring life and his acting abilities are not much the arrogant attitude just never went well Tommy, Rocky V should have cast another boxer or actor because Tommy Morrison sure is neither. Sage Stallone fit good in this movie it proves that a father and son relationship is rocky but love and hard knocks conquers all. Listen close to the words of the song The, Measure Of A Man by Elton John played during the closing credits of Rocky V it gives a true meaning to the Rocky series and also is related to every-day people like me and many others it's just a great song with true meaning. Rumors and news continue to fly around that Sylvester Stallone will return to make a Rocky 6 I have read many entertainment reports that say it will happen. Room is left for improvement and a new start two new ideas to throw at you either Rocky 6 has Stallone to start training his son Sage into the second coming of Rocky or Stallone has his Rocky character come out of retirement and win the heavyweight title like George Foreman did. No matter what happens Rocky Balboa is a American hero forever. The Rocky series is one of the greatest of all-time!