Not worth seeing

Rating: 2/10 (7 February 2002)

I love the first four Rocky films but Rocky V is a mess. The plot is dishonest. You have to believe that a multi-millionaire couple like Rocky and Adrian would allow a loser like Paulie to have control over their finances. Never would happen. Then, you have to believe that if Rocky went broke, no advertisers would touch him because of a few youthful indiscretions. This, after he has been champ twice over the course of several years and just defeated a Russian champ in a fight seen by the entire world! He could have made millions with one commercial. After these two dishonest plot twists, it's impossible to take the rest of the film seriously. That's too bad, because a plot involving a still wealthy, retired, slightly punchy Rocky trying to guide a young prospect to the top would have been interesting.