In Russia, he fought the greatest fight of his life. Now...where does a champion go when he takes off the gloves?
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and raw.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
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- Nathanon TMDB · Mar 20236/10
At the heart of Rocky V, there is a really intimate story about living in the past and being blinded to your present, but unfortunately that gets muddled with its somewhat convoluted screenplay. The decision to take away Rocky’s wealth with a cheap plot device is one that was not needed. Rocky has already hit rock bottom in his life, and ripping away all of his accomplishments makes his story feel like it’s going backwards. The entire plot could have been just as effective if he was still at the top of the world. I think the decision to focus on Rocky’s age and sudden loss of relevance is what really intrigued me with this installment. Rocky is no longer in fighting shape, and the one thing that made him Rocky was this fighting background. He gradually loses control of himself, not only as a professional but also as a man. This causes him to lose sight of everything in his life by focusing on gaining that fighting relevance back. This creates some really emotional conflicts with his son that feel impactful. This film was on its way to getting 3.5 stars from me until the final twenty minutes of the film. It takes a somewhat grounded story, very reminiscent of the original, and turns
Read the whole review on TMDB - GenerationofSwineon TMDB · Jan 20231/10
From II to III they changed the emphasis away from Rocky's family and friends and the characters and moved it into straight boxing, but it was still inspirational, it was still fun. Here I don't know what they did. It was like they changed the focus back on the characters but somehow butchered it in the process. The result was just horrible. It wasn't the lack of Rocky fighting or the fact that Tommy Gun was kind of an evil traitorous friend that used him and then walked away... it was how they handled it. It could have been the start of a good story of Rocky as a trainer, but it ended up just being awful. The dramatic family dynamic was shot and it turned into a mess with a convoluted story that hinted at being decent, but always missed the boat. It should have been the more personal story, but it stopped being personal the moment Tommy Gun walked on screen and it turned into a mess that didn't seem to know which way it should go. However... the same basic concept was used with Creed, and this time (despite it's FORGIVABLE faults in the script, it was done right). Partially due to the fact that Jordan is a far better actor than Morrison, but mostly due to the fact that it kept wha
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Cast
- Sylvester StalloneRobert 'Rocky' Balboa
- Talia ShireAdrianna 'Adrian' Balboa
- Burt YoungPaulie Pennino
- Richard GantGeorge Washington Duke
- Tommy MorrisonTommy 'Machine' Gunn
- Sage StalloneRobert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
- Burgess MeredithMickey Goldmill
- Tony BurtonTony 'Duke' Evers
- Jimmy GambinaJimmy
- Delia SheppardKaren
Crew
- John G. AvildsenDirector
- Sylvester StalloneWriter
- Steven PosterDirector of Photography
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
- John G. AvildsenEditor
- Michael N. KnueEditor
- Robert A. FerrettiEditor
- Robert ChartoffProducer
- Irwin WinklerProducer
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