‘Creed’ is a solid return for ‘Rocky’ franchise

Sam Walsh, For the Review

“Creed” is the seventh movie in the storied Rocky franchise.

Coming nine years after Rocky Balboa and the seventh film in the “Rocky” franchise, “Creed” looks to make a new, modern take on the classic tale.

If you’ve seen “Rocky,” you’ve pretty much seen “Creed.” That’s not necessarily putting down the film, as “Rocky” was an incredible movie that remains possibly the best sports movie of all time.

The question is, do you want to see Rocky set in 2015 Philadelphia starring Hollywood’s new golden child Michael B. Jordan instead of Sylvester Stallone?

Do you want to hear Jordan’s love interest in the movie refer to things as “Jawns?”

If the answer is yes, you will love this movie.

Following in the footsteps of this summer’s “Jurassic World,” Creed’s references to its predecessor are less than subtle.

There’s nods to Rocky’s wife Adrian. There’s a return to the famous “Rocky steps.”

There’s even a recreation of the famous sprinting with friends scene that’s borderline laughable.

The film’s main character is Apollo Creed’s (illegitimate) son. That’s really the only important detail to the character.

As you would expect, Creed grows up with a tough life, getting into fights in foster homes until his father’s widow (played by Phylicia Rashad) brings him into the family, and into quite a bit of wealth (you can tell by how much Nike and Jordan he wears).

Creed never met his father, and strives to make his own name, using his mother’s name Johnson for a majority of the movie.

After leaving the movie, I didn’t feel that my outlook on life was changed.

I didn’t feel emotionally moved, and I wasn’t excited to go talk to anyone about it.

The movie barely even made me cry (it did get there though).

However, I would definitely recommend this movie to a friend.

Its fun, Jordan puts together a very strong performance after his summer disaster with Fantastic Four, and the boxing scenes are incredibly shot.

The movie has a strong ending and is probably the best movie in the franchise since the original.
Sylvester Stallone is in it, and is actually quite good when you can understand what he’s saying.

If you’ve already bought Jurassic World on Blu-Ray, than this movie is for you.

If you have a Sylvester Stallone bobble head that you wake up to each morning, than this movie is for you.

If you like Nike and Jordan clothing (seriously, there’s a lot), as well as the phrase “Jawns,” than this movie is for you.