The cracks in the Rocky formula are starting to show. More and more of the run time is taken up by what amounts to music videos and what little story there is, is underdeveloped and melodramatic (having just finished watching Rocky IV before writing this review, spoiler alert, that problem gets worse). In this case, I actually think the overall premise had potential. Rocky finding out that Mickey was setting him up with lesser contenders is a nice little twist. But the execution is too superficial, with Rocky's arc feeling rushed. Combine that with soapy dialogue (the scene on the beach with Rocky and Adrian in particular), and the movie just doesn't land its punches. On the plus side, Eye of the Tiger is still catchy as hell and Mr. T is pretty fun too.
Shout by SkinnyFilmBuffVIP 8BlockedParent2023-12-03T16:31:29Z
The cracks in the Rocky formula are starting to show. More and more of the run time is taken up by what amounts to music videos and what little story there is, is underdeveloped and melodramatic (having just finished watching Rocky IV before writing this review, spoiler alert, that problem gets worse). In this case, I actually think the overall premise had potential. Rocky finding out that Mickey was setting him up with lesser contenders is a nice little twist. But the execution is too superficial, with Rocky's arc feeling rushed. Combine that with soapy dialogue (the scene on the beach with Rocky and Adrian in particular), and the movie just doesn't land its punches. On the plus side, Eye of the Tiger is still catchy as hell and Mr. T is pretty fun too.