Not that bad a movie

Rating: 5/10 (23 October 2004)

A lot of IMDb posters are kinda trashing this movie, and Rocky V ain't exactly The Deer Hunter or THe Seventh Seal, or anything like that, but this movie is better than the IMDb readers have rated it (4.0). It should be rated at least a 5.5 to 6.0.
This movie has some stuff going for it: it has a good little storyline, with lots of local Philly flavor in it. Nice plot complications, if a little predictable.
THe climax is also a bit predictable, but well done. Great production values and good music.
THe Rocky movies in general have taken a lot of abuse, but Rocky V does not deserve the abuse it has gotten here. And it deserves better than a 4.0!