Rocky, 1976, Drama
Plot: An underachieving boxer gets a chance to fight for the heavyweight title.
Thoughts: This movie won an Oscar, but I have no clue why. It was a good film and had some good acting, but the story was awful. Everything was cheesy and at times I couldn’t see anyone’s motivation for doing anything. The way that the “Italian Stallion” got selected was also a tad convenient (Columbus was Italian so Apollo Creed should fight “one of his descendants”) and very unbelievable.
I wish this movie hadn’t have been made so that it could be better when written by someone other than the vain Sly Stallone. The directing was good and the supporting actors were written solely to support, which is how they were written.
2.6/5
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