Rocky Balboa

I'm not really looking for a lot of character depth and self-examination in my boxing movies, that's why I was never really a fan of the first Rocky. Now Rocky IV, where he goes fist-to-fist with Dolph Lundgren, the unstoppable Russian powerhouse. Now there's a plot. Watching this latest Rocky was like watching a old person re-tell stories of the glory days over and over again. It was for the most part, tiresome and uninspiring.

There were some funny moments where the now decripit boxer stumbles over himself trying to get his emotions, thoughts, and feelings out, but overall, the movie was unsatisfying and weak. Maybe I just never got over how bad the last Rocky movie was with Tommy Morrison. Maybe I just can't get over the past. I guess that's what Rocky and I have in common. But instead of focusing on the glory years like Rocky does, I just focus on all of the bad years that the Rocky movies gave us.

All and all it's a fair tribute to a great and long-lasting movie franchise. The movie should have ended with Rocky's death, to assure us that no more films would be made in his name.

Rating: 4 out of 10