Deserves More Than The 4.0 Rating

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2007)

As of January 3, 2007, "Rocky V" has a rating of 4.0. And I feel that it deserves better. It has the same feel as all of the other "Rocky" movies. It is a standard underdog type of tale. The story is realistic until the end kind of. And the 5th installment deals a lot more with Rocky Balboa's family life than his fighting and such.
After the events in "Rocky IV," Balboa returns home to the USA to great media and country applause. But that soon ends when Rocky is pronounced unfit to box and he loses all his money with a financial error by his lawyer. So he moves back to the old neighborhood in Philly with Adrian and Robert, Jr., his son. Paulie makes quite a lot of appearances, but it is unsure whether he lives with his brother-in-law's family or not.
And that's when Rocky meets Tommy Gunn, a hotshot fighter who requests Rocky's help. He has enormous potential, but he is young and he refuses to listen. When Gunn wins fights, but craves more, he ditches Rocky for a big time promoter. But Gunn is always in his mentor's shadow as he learns after the fights and money don't bring him the love of the fans. For its like Adrian Balboa says, "They love you because you won with heart, not your fists." But Tommy, not knowing that, feels that he has to beat Rocky with his fists to show he is the more superior fighter.
With plenty of good suspense and lessons, the 5th installment in the "Rocky" series is a winner, but most don't seem to feel that way.