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Rocky V

United Artists

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Chartoff Productions

Winkler Films

United States of America

English

Italiano

Sylvester Stallone

Talia Shire

Burt Young

Richard Gant

Tommy Morrison

Sage Stallone

Burgess Meredith

Tony Burton

Jimmy Gambina

Delia Sheppard

Mike Girard Sheehan

Michael Anthony Williams

Kevin Connolly

Elisebeth Peters

Hayes Swope

Nicky Blair

Jodi Letizia

Christopher Avildsen

Jonathan Avildsen

Don Sherman

Stu Nahan

Al Bernstein

James Binns

Meade Martin

Michael Buffer

Albert J. Myles

Jane Marla Robbins

Ben Geraci

Clifford C. Coleman

Lou Fillipo

Frank Cappuccino

Lauren K. Woods

Robert Seltzer

Albert S. Meltzer

J.J. Clark

Stanley R. Hochman

Elmer Smith

Henry D. Tillman

Stan Ward

Brian Phelps

Mark Thompson

Paul Cain

Kent H. Johnson

Cindy Roberts

Patrick Cronin

Helena Carroll

Tony Munafo

Bob Vasquez

Susan Persily

Gary Compton

John Cahill

LeRoy Neiman

Michael Pataki

Jennifer Flavin Stallone

Tricia Flavin

Julie Flavin

Bob Giovane

Carol A. Ready

Katharine Margiotta

Jeff Langton

Joe Sabatino

Danny Epper

Del Weston

Mel Scott-Thomas

Billy D. Lucas

Curtis Jackson

Dale Jacoby

Clay Hodges

Richard C. Oprison

Kevin Bucceroni

John D'Martin

Rodney Frazier

Eric Hedgeman

Kerry Judge

Billy D. Saunders

Lloyd Kaufman

Paul Micale

Richard Wright

John G. Avildsen

Robert Chartoff

Irwin Winkler

Bill Conti

Steven Poster

Michael N. Knue

Caro Jones

William J. Cassidy

William J. Durrell Jr.

John M. Dwyer

Michael S. Glick

Lou Carlucci

Joe Digaetano

Bobby Bass

Curtis Lupo

Victor Hammer

Barton M. Susman

Charles Sertin

Robert A. Ferretti

Trevor Jolly

Neil Eric Wenger

Neil Silver

Fran Kaplan

Alessandra Carlino

Douglas Brumer

David B. Cohn

Samuel C. Crutcher

Sherman Waze

Stu Bernstein

Allan Bromberg

Harry B. Miller III

Peter Michael Sullivan

Julia Evershade

Simon Coke

Bob O'Brien

Joseph Holsen

Matthew C. May

Robert Martel

Mark S. Cafolla

Judy Oseransky

Ron S. Herbes

James Beshears

Lauren Palmer

Renée Tondelli

Steve Livingston

Ken Johnson

John P. Fasal

Gary A. Hecker

Katie Rowe

Doc Kane

Robert J. Litt

Greg P. Russell

Elliot Tyson

Jack Keller

David Behle

Debra Dobb

Terry Funk

Laura Tateishi

Missy Pray

Robert LaBonge

George Kohut

Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.

Peter Kuttner

Kathina Szeto

Sam Emerson

Marty Wayne Eichman

Ben Beaird

Stephen V. Isbell

Charles Lantz

James Plannette

Danny Buck

Andrew M. Nelson

Byron White

Lori A. Balton

Barbara Spitz

Jack Jones

Audrey A. Johnson

Barton Kent James

Carole Brown-James

Brad Anderson

Ed Fincher

Leah Brown

Barry Thomas

Forrest Williams

Clement Scheaffer

Michael Westmore

Frank Carrisosa

Katalin Elek

Carol Schwartz

Sugar Blymyer

David Fletcher

Dennis Petersen

Donald F. Winter

Anastas N. Michos

Clayton J. Liotta

Meredith Jacobson Marciano

From II to III they changed the emphasis away from Rocky's family and friends and the characters and moved it into straight boxing, but it was still inspirational, it was still fun.

Here I don't know what they did. It was like they changed the focus back on the characters but somehow butchered it in the process. The result was just horrible.

It wasn't the lack of Rocky fighting or the fact that Tommy Gun was kind of an evil traitorous friend that used him and then walked away... it was how they handled it.

It could have been the start of a good story of Rocky as a trainer, but it ended up just being awful. The dramatic family dynamic was shot and it turned into a mess with a convoluted story that hinted at being decent, but always missed the boat.

It should have been the more personal story, but it stopped being personal the moment Tommy Gun walked on screen and it turned into a mess that didn't seem to know which way it should go.

However... the same basic concept was used with Creed, and this time (despite it's FORGIVABLE faults in the script, it was done right). Partially due to the fact that Jordan is a far better actor than Morrison, but mostly due to the fact that it kept what it promised to deliver and the story was more coherent from start to finish.

Nathan

At the heart of Rocky V, there is a really intimate story about living in the past and being blinded to your present, but unfortunately that gets muddled with its somewhat convoluted screenplay.

The decision to take away Rocky’s wealth with a cheap plot device is one that was not needed. Rocky has already hit rock bottom in his life, and ripping away all of his accomplishments makes his story feel like it’s going backwards. The entire plot could have been just as effective if he was still at the top of the world.

I think the decision to focus on Rocky’s age and sudden loss of relevance is what really intrigued me with this installment. Rocky is no longer in fighting shape, and the one thing that made him Rocky was this fighting background. He gradually loses control of himself, not only as a professional but also as a man. This causes him to lose sight of everything in his life by focusing on gaining that fighting relevance back. This creates some really emotional conflicts with his son that feel impactful.

This film was on its way to getting 3.5 stars from me until the final twenty minutes of the film. It takes a somewhat grounded story, very reminiscent of the original, and turns it into a cheap gang action flick with a bar brawl. This felt incredibly out of place, and I think a more satisfying ending would have been Rocky leaving the fighting all behind without this physical conflict.

John Avildsen’s direction is back, with this film being the most reminiscent of the original. The acting is good all around, with standouts being Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, and, surprisingly, Sage Stallone, who was excellently cast across from his real-life father. Tommy Morrison was decent, but Richard Gant was just awful. He had such a campy presence in the film that was really out of place. I hated every time he was on the screen.

Overall, I enjoyed this installment more than most due to its more serious tone and interesting look at a post-boxing Rocky Balboa, but it definitely could have been much better with a tighter script.

Score: 60%
Verdict: Decent

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