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TITLE: |
Rocky Balboa |
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RATED: |
PG |
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RELEASE DATE: |
Wednesday Dec 20th, 2006 |
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PRODUCTION CO: |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Distributor: MGM) |
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BUDGET: |
$24M |
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DIRECTOR: |
Sylvester Stalone (Rocky II, III & IV) |
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PRODUCER: |
William Chartoff (first producer credit), Kevin King (D-Tox), Charles Winkler (De-Lovely), David Winkler (first producer credit) |
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WRITER: |
Sylvester Stalone (Rocky I, II, III, IV & V) |
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STARRING: |
Sylvester Stalone – Rocky Balboa (Rocky I, II, III, IV & V) |
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Burt Young – Paulie (Rocky I, II, III, IV & V) |
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Antonio Tarver – Mason “The Line” Dixon (TV: The Contender) |
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Geraldine Hughes – Marie (Duplex) |
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Milo Ventimiglia – Rocky Jr. (Stay Alive, Cursed, She’s All That) |
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REVIEW: |
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Rocky 6, or as it’s officially known, Rocky Balboa – In this one, Rocky faces his greatest and most frightening challenge ever . . . yes, inadequate Medicare coverage for prescription drugs.
30 years after the original Rocky comes Rocky Balboa. In this latest movie, Rocky has lost his wife and spends his days telling boxing stories at the restaurant he owns. The first half of the movie is really spent as an emotional journey for Rocky. He’s dealing with his grief, trying to get his distant son to spend time with him and he even explores a new relationship with a woman. After the slow paced emotional first half of the movie, things start to look more like a classic Rocky movie. Rocky is given the chance to have one last big fight…against the reigning heavy weight champion Mason “The Line” Dixon…in an exhibition fight of course. So, Rocky trains and enters the ring one last time…at least we think.
Rocky Balboa is a very nice, nostalgic tribute to the Rocky legacy. It’s very true to the original characters, very true to the previous movies, and has a really intriguing, inspiring theme. But, just based on its own merits, Rocky Balboa is no knockout. Its mediocre acting, weak dialogue, and fairly boring storyline – with virtually none of the good versus evil, or man against all odds tension of the original Rocky – make it less thrilling and enjoyable than what we’ve come to expect from the franchise. If, however, you can hold out until the climatic fight, there’s definitely some excitement in the end!
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MOVIE NIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHT: |
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On the Movie Night Traffic Light on a scale of GREEN meaning “Go – it’s a must see”, YELLOW meaning “Caution – it’s okay” and RED meaning “No - stop don’t do it."
We rate Rocky Balboa YELLOW. Caution – The die hard Rocky fans will have to see this, but it’s really just okay. |
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