The last hurrah
I knew it. I know there is still some life in those old and rugged boxing gloves. Mind you, those gloves are not your normal Everlast boxing gloves. They belong to the boxing champion of the world, or to put it bluntly, the ex boxing champion of the world, Rocky Balboa. Old and slow, but he is definitely not out.
It is amazing to see Sylvester Stallone back as Rocky for the 5th, i mean 6th time. Man, it has been a wild ride. To think that I wasn't even born when the first installment of Rocky was flashed across the screen on 1976! Exactly 31 years later, Rocky is back. And he isn't taking old as an excuse to do what he does best.
After a computer generated 'fight' between the 'has been Rocky Balboa' and the current world champion Mason 'The Line' Dixon ends with a convincing win for the former, the public is curious whether the old warrior really has what it takes to beat the current unbeaten champion. Meanwhile, Rocky still grieving over the loss of Adrian, decides to give it one more shot. One last shot to prove to the world he is not history and that there is still something left in the basement.
Will it be glory or ridicule for Rocky?
The answer is so obvious. Unless, you are totally oblivious to the world of Rocky; Rocky never quits and it is as simple as that. Damn, Stallone's body still looks fabulous (that's professional for you). That being done, what else makes a Rocky movie? Is it the famous soundtrack? Check. Is it the under dog spirit? Check. Is it the running scene that ends up with Rocky scaling that flight of steps? Check. Looks like everything is in place. All Rocky needs is you to be there for his swan song fight.
Though the dialogue could be better, it is still a heart warming film of the under dog for the under dogs. What a way to end the Rocky franchise. For now, i guess it is really over.
3.5
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