A classic saga ends on a good note

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2005)

I've heard a lot of rumors about Rocky V. Mostly they all have the same message, the film is bad! Well I recently saw Rocky V and I must say I enjoyed it greatly.
Sly returns as the boxer Rocky who retires from the ring after his victory match against Drago from Part 4. But when he returns he learns he has brain damage. Sadly for him, the mortgage takes back all his fortunes including his house, car, money, etc. because of Uncle Pauly.The Balboa family is sent back to Philadolphea to live in the slums like Rocky did in the beginning of the original Rocky. There Rocky's son must adjust to rough gangs beating on him but can't do anything because his dad is training a amateur boxer by the name of Tommy Gunn. Rocky Jr. joins a gang and Gunn leaves Rocky for a flashy Don King Promoter by the name of George Washington Duke. Rocky has to get use to the stab in his back as he is called out by Gunn for a life threatening street fight outside a bar. There Rocky must choose between fighting or running.
Much of the cast returns including the great Burgess Meredith as Micky.The film is the weakest in the Rocky series but it is not as bad as people say it is. I think this film ended a good saga of boxing. If you enjoyed the other installments of the Rocky series, don't listen to the bad reviews. Check the movie out and enjoy.