Creed

This 2015 release see's the continuation of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky movies, the seventh in the series which tells the story of Apollo Creed's son, yes Apollo Creed who was Rocky's rival and later became his closest friend. This movie had a lot to live up to and that was enough reason to watch it, i did like the way the Rocky saga took this new turn but it didn't quiet have the same impact, and i felt that the only character i could really connect with was Rocky, for obvious reasons, not to say it was a bad movie but the performance of the other actors and actress's plus the storyline were just mediocre, hopefully if there's another part to Creed which i think will happen should be more interesting as i think this release was just an introduction and feel that the young director Ryan Coogler is just getting started so i'm looking forward to future projects by him, all in all this was not a bad movie and worth the watch.

Synopsis and trailer 

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring. With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen.

Director: Ryan Coogler
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Film series: Rocky
Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington
Running time: 2h 13m
Initial release: November 19, 2015 (Westwood)