Rocky Balboa
Years after retiring from the ring, Rocky Balboa decides to re-enter the boxing but soon after he's pitched against the reigning champion for his last fight.
21 May 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 June 1962, Brooklyn, New York, USA
15 February 1975, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
3 November 1957, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
25 April 1946, Lake Success, Long Island, New York, USA
January 22, 2013
...a strong capper to an admittedly uneven series...
July 06, 2010
You either buy into this premise or you don't and I'm sorry to say I found Rocky utterly preposterous.
January 16, 2007
Even goodwill can't make this look like anything more than a glorified TV special. Surely it's time for the audience to throw in the towel?
January 25, 2010
Note to any other would-be franchise revivalists -- consult Stallone.
December 22, 2006
What gives Rocky Balboa its unexpected pathos is the titanic humility of Stallone's performance, the earnestness with which he plays a man knocked down (but not out) by the ravages of time.
February 03, 2007
The ol' lug can't be blamed for wanting one last victory lap, but if you've got nothing to offer except benign nostalgia, just let the gloves stay on the glory-days shelf.
December 20, 2006
As usual with Stallone's Rocky sequels, the schmaltz is unbearable, but the fight is plausibly handled, and Stallone's sincere sadness at growing older makes this an unexpectedly satisfying conclusion to the series.
December 28, 2006
When asked why he would step back into the ring, even though he's out of shape and in his late 50s, the Italian Stallion mumbles something about "the stuff... inside," which sums up the thin justification for Rocky Balboa.
July 06, 2010
A compelling and emotionally touching film that reminds of the first two Rocky movies, Rocky Balboa is an excellent finale which shows just how good an actor Sylvester Stallone is when given the right material.
April 25, 2009
Stallone wrote and directed this cinematic ride down memory lane that puts a final grace note on his indelible creation.
October 18, 2008
I know, I know, you're thinking, oh please, not Rocky again. I was thinking that too.
July 06, 2010
Stallone still has what it takes to make Rocky the peoples champ, and while the film is by no means a knockout, it will certainly be right there 'til the final round.
