Creed
November 25, 2015 in theaters
Adonis Johnson, the illegitimate son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, seeks out Rocky Balboa to train him for a professional career he is determined to build on his own terms. The film continues the Rocky franchise through a new generation, centering on legacy, identity, and what it means to earn a name.
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"My name is Adonis Creed. And I want to be a fighter."
DID YOU KNOW?
Ryan Coogler pitched the film directly to Sylvester Stallone after Stallone said he was done with the Rocky franchise.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
A confident and emotionally intelligent continuation that earns its place alongside the original. The film reframes the franchise around Adonis Johnson without diminishing what Rocky means to it, and Michael B. Jordan and Stallone build a dynamic that gives both characters something genuinely new. The single-take fight sequence is a legitimate technical achievement. A film that understood it was inheriting something valuable and handled it with care.
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