After this one, the only way was up...

Rating: 1/10 (26 February 2017)

Stallone is often proud of his work even if it wasn't popular, so the fact that he once rated this film 0/10 in a live interview gives you an idea. It really disappointed me, as I felt it tried too hard to recreate the first film (and parts of the others), and failed completely.
Due to financial issues, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) basically is back to the life he had in the first film. He has retired from boxing due to brain damage and takes a new young fighter (Tommy Morrison) under his wing, who then turns against him.
Most of this film seemed familiar to me, and it's because it deliberately tries to retread parts of all the previous films. Also, the acting in this film is the worst in the series, and I felt it to be the first and only time Stallone was bad as Rocky. You can tell that this was originally meant to be the final film, and to end with only a street fight and Rocky still being bankrupt is not a satisfying way to end the series.
Stallone later admitted that he made this film mainly for the money, and you can tell.