Creed

I love these films and they rarely disappoint me. The story is a classic fairy tale but unfortunately without emotions, so Southpaw won in this respect. Michael B. Jordan is likable, Sylvester Stallone is friendly and the one-shot fights almost without editing are breathtaking, too bad there were only two of them, but they were decently long and adrenaline-pumping. I wasn't bored. 75%. (12/29/2015)

The essence of the best of the old films: the precisely dosed drops of nostalgia and at the same time a fully adaptable product of our time, that is, to the parameters we want and expect from a film today, that's exactly what Creed is. This is what I expected from Star Wars and didn't get. I expected nothing from Creed and got basically everything. Peaking emotions and sympathy for the main characters, especially Stallone, who has changed. He has become a sensitive actor, full of charisma and life experience, who can impress not only with a machine gun in his hand, but surprisingly agile and brilliant even in intimate scenes, where he uses in the most distinctive way those wise words that we all know, but not everyone wants to hear. For hardcore fans of the original series and for movie nostalgics, it will be great, because it has that cold winter street feel (the iconic last scene) of the original episodes and fortunately it's not as modern as the last Rocky. It's a must-see experience, just like the first one. (01/02/2016)

Terrible! I found the main "hero" totally unrelatable from start to finish. I still remember enjoying Rocky all those years ago. Back in the day, these films featured a charismatic main character and his evil counterpart. Creed lacks both. Plus, Rocky gets also attacked by cancer, which I take as a last-ditch attempt to stir at least some emotion in the viewer. And it worked – it stirred total disgust in me. Unfortunately, Rocky gets talked into treatment by the totally uncharismatic Adonis (WTF?), so maybe I'll get to see the next installment entitled Rocky: The Wheelchair. Yaaay!!! (06/23/2016)

I find this almost unbelievable. I didn't believe in the film at all, but it showed that Sly has what it takes to really act brilliantly. By giving up boxing and action, he can demonstrate how great of a character actor he is, and that simply put, Rocky is the best thing he ever created. Incredible nostalgia, yet a great modern film. I had a dry throat for a long time, yet it's a film with a strong positive message. (01/10/2016)

Someone could argue that the story surrounding Rocky is already milked, but this film is living proof that it is not the case. Creed is essentially the same as the first Rocky, a certain formula has been recycled over and over again since then and I still don't understand how it can still work, but it just does and it strongly affected me again. Creed offers a captivating spectacle that can please all old school Rocky fans and also appeal to a new generation, maybe even those who haven't seen any Rocky films. The modern twist suits it well and I was especially pleased with the brilliant camera work of Maryse Alberti, I really enjoyed those few longer sequences without cuts. Ryan Coogler has joined the current directorial elite with this film. I have nothing to criticize. (05/09/2018)