After years of hating this movie...I'm surprised!

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2020)

I was a massive fan of the Rocky films as a kid, and I used to hate this one. I used to marathon these movies every thanksgiving and would always stop after the fourth film. Recently though, I had the urge to rewatch them out of nostalgia and almost skipped over V, but I'm glad I didn't. Being older and watching them back to back I think It's a great close the the original anthology, focusing on his life after fighting and all the problems that come with it. It goes more into his personal life and the problems that come after hanging up the gloves. Obviously it's still pretty cheesy, but I think it stays true to the feeling of the previous four films.