Not A Bad Sequel!

Rating: 6/10 (28 February 2012)

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Tommy Morrison and Richard Gant star in John Avildsen's 1990 drama sequel. This sequel picks up shortly after the last film where Rocky Balboa (Stallone) returns home with Adrian (Shire) and Paulie (Young) from his latest fight in the Soviet Union. Rocky is greeted by his son, Robert (Sage), the press and a boxing promoter, George Washington Duke (Gant). Rocky announces his retirement, but not that he has brain damage and soon loses his money. He and his family move back to his old neighborhood and Rocky soon meets young fighter, Tommy Gunn (Morrison) and trains him. Duke decides to use Tommy against Rocky and Tommy becomes blindsided by greed and betrays Rocky. Soon, Rocky becomes driven to fight Tommy after he challenges him. This isn't a bad sequel and though, many people wish Rocky and Tommy fought in the ring, I don't mind their street brawl and still recommend this.