Reviews

Both Rocky and Adrian have to fight for respect: Rocky because his invitation to fight is a borderline joke, and Adrian because shes spent her whole life being talked down to and disregarded.

But when Adrian comes into the mix, you can't wait to see her tell her abusive brother off, and the strength displayed by both Rocky and Adrian as they grow together displays some emotion hitting heavy enough to break big slabs of meat in half.

The acting is simply tremendous - Stallone is quality and convincing as the tough, simple and vulnerable Rocky, but for me Talia Shire is the standout in her role as Adrian, SHe captures the character perfectly and uses silence more effectively that words, it really is incredible.

Rocky and his story is obviously the centrepiece of the film, but he is surrounded by characters with just as much depth as he has.

The climactic fight between Rocky and Creed is effectively choreographed and edited, though I really didn't buy Rocky knocking Creed down so early in the fight, but that's a very small nitpick regarding this instant classic that riveted me to the screen to day the same way it did 42 years ago.

I wish her character had been developed more, because to me the story of Rocky getting his own life together, was more interesting than the boxing.

Whilst this works in the context of the film to suggest they're looking at Rocky, in reality, they had no idea why this man was running up and down the road being filmed from a van.

Adriennes development and Rockys maturity growing over the film together is brilliantly conceived with the love story between Rocky and Adrienne, with Adrienne coming out of her shell through Rockys outgoing nature and eventually becoming a rock for him in return when he doubts his fighting abili...

All of the characters were basically just lazy archetypes, with the possible exception of Rocky himself, I suppose.

i think one of my favorite scenes is when Mick shows up at Rocky's door offering to train him after he turned him down before, and the way Rocky shouts him down the street after.