This is the best gift a Rocky fan could get, the film has got it all: solid plot, exelently developped characters, technically good and it's very motivational.
The story is clear, captivating, and all of its phases are well connected, plus the filmmakers did a pretty good job linking the movie with its predecessors, in a well manered way, keeping these linkings in their right place, assuring that they don't be very exagerated and not messing with our main movie's image and plot.
The actors made a great performance too, Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson; two good young actors with a bright future, and old "Rocky" Sylvester Stallone retreiving the role that made his career but in a very different situation, fighting in another battle and making difficult choices, a great performance from a very loved actor but with very underrated acting skills, for which he merited the oscar nomination.
Another point in which the movie succeded, it is the editing. This movie has got the best fighting in a ring scenes ever, brilliantly shot and edited, plus, it is the first boxing film that I've seen that focuses on what happens between boxers off the ring, during press conferences and TV reports/interviews.
What other can you wait for from a film like this?
Review of Creed
