Its pretty damn good but man this movie overloaded on the emotion lol
Is it good?
I really enjoyed it. Great character development, plotting, and cinematography. I love that they gave the "villain" some background connected to Rocky IV that went beyond simple revenge. I also loved the theme of fatherhood and how they showed the parallels between three different sets of families. The whole disability subplot was really well done too. The fights were intense AF, however, I have to admit, I didn't quite buy the last half of the second fight. I understand why it had to go that way, but something about the way it went down didn't ring true/feel authentic to me, IMO. But I'm happy with the way it turned out. The entire theatre seemed to be into it.
I wouldn't put this above the first one, I think that had a special touch that can't be described, but this director almost captured it. Definitely a close second to the first.
8 out of 10 for me.
My review
- the ending was GOAT. They humanized those Russian monsters at the end (Drago & his son) i legit cried real mans tears when Rocky said "its your time now". All 3 storylines hit hard at once at that moment about Fatherhood especially when i was worried my kid was gonna inherit something bad from me when she was born.
- Messed up that the mom walked out on her family for a 2nd time (drago and the son)
- I felt like he lost from a broken heart at the end and the irony of Drago saving his son
- Obviously, them at the burial site was
- 8/10 Great movie
- only flaw was i felt people predicted this whole movie. They predicted he would have a 1st fight lost, regain his mind, and win the 2nd fight in Russia.