Following in the footsteps of the 2015 reboot of the Rocky Balboa franchise, Creed II continues the story of Adonis Creed, played by the still excellent Michael B. Jordan. This time he has to face against the son of Ivan Drago from Rocky IV, which... is both a great idea and a terrible idea.
I did like the film. Mostly due to the fact that it has a lot of talent behind it. Jordan is one of the best actors of his generation and Sylvester Stallone once again proves why Rocky Balboa is his best character. Add in Dolph Lundgren reprising his role as Ivan, Tessa Thompson adding in her two cents, and so on. The actors make the film soar.
The plot on the other hand. Look, I get it, it's a film in the Rocky franchise. There's a formula and a set of rules that has to be followed. But I still kind of wish they had found another way to tell this story. Some kind of twist. Now it feels just a little bit too much like pandering and hitting those old story beats for nostalgia points.
Still, I did like it overall. Not the best movie ever made and the previous one was definitely better, but it's worth checking out if you're looking for more.
I did like the film. Mostly due to the fact that it has a lot of talent behind it. Jordan is one of the best actors of his generation and Sylvester Stallone once again proves why Rocky Balboa is his best character. Add in Dolph Lundgren reprising his role as Ivan, Tessa Thompson adding in her two cents, and so on. The actors make the film soar.
The plot on the other hand. Look, I get it, it's a film in the Rocky franchise. There's a formula and a set of rules that has to be followed. But I still kind of wish they had found another way to tell this story. Some kind of twist. Now it feels just a little bit too much like pandering and hitting those old story beats for nostalgia points.
Still, I did like it overall. Not the best movie ever made and the previous one was definitely better, but it's worth checking out if you're looking for more.