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Rocky IV

1985

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers ...

5.8

24,667

Drama When Rocky's old friend Apollo Creed is killed during a fight with a superfit Russian boxer, Ivan Drago, Rocky blames himself for the death when he could have thrown in the towel before the crucial moment. Fuelled by the Russian's arrogance, Rocky arranges a fight with the new champion, only this time in Russia.

	Author	Review
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"There's simply not enough plot within 'Rocky IV' to comfortably sustain a 91 minute running tim (...) Still, the Rocky/Drago matchup remains one of the most effective within the series (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A film so predictable that viewing it is like watching one of those old sitcoms where the characters never change and the same situations turn up again and again (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Tim Appelo The Wrap	"It’s hard to say what’s the scariest here, Stallone’s 'roid-raging Rooskie rival Dolph Lundgren, his squeeze Brigitte Nielsen, Burt Young's robot (which really worked) or the movie’s right-wing mania."	NEG
United Kingdom	Almar Haflidason BBC	"And while this derivative and shallow sequel might weaken the credibility of the series, there's no denying the satisfaction of watching a fight of such seemingly impossible odds (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Matt Goldberg Collider	"It’s not very good, and it undermines the stronger aspects of the series to reach self-indulgent, silly goals."	NEG
United Kingdom	Scott Tobias The Guardian	"Stallone realized he'd exhausted the formula and handed over the reins to 'Rocky V' in an effort to rediscover the character's lost soul. It didn't work. And it doesn't work for unsalvageable 'Rocky IV' (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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