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Rocky Balboa

2006

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes ...

5.9

32,057

Drama. Action In “ROCKY BALBOA”, the former heavyweight champion steps out of retirement and back into the ring, pitting himself against a new rival in a dramatically different era. After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) the victor over current champion Mason “The Line” Dixon, the legendary fighter’s passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Surprisingly 'Rocky Balboa', is no embarrassment. Like its forerunners it goes the distance almost in spite of itself. It’s all heart and no credibility except as a raw-boned fable.	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"A reminder of why we fell in love with the character in the first place (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"[It] isn't a response to Stallone's late-life crisis, it is his late-life crisis, right up there on the screen."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"There is much here to cringe at (...) Just when you’re ready to puke, the old Conti theme (“Gonna Fly Now”) kicks in (...) Stallone steps in the ring and every day is Christmas (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Above all this is a film for gluttons for punishment, for those who never ever can get enough of Sylvester Stallone. Everyone else, please leave the building."	NEG
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"It turns out that the added years only benefit the character, making him seem touchingly new because he's so old."	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"When asked why he would step back into the ring, even though he's out of shape and in his late 50s, the Italian Stallion mumbles something about "the stuff... inside," which sums up the thin justification for 'Rocky Balboa'."	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Stallone has said this is it for Rocky -- even if the film is major box office hit (...) If that's the case, it's hard to think of a better sendoff (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The famous Stallone face now looks more asymmetrical than ever (…) The unfortunate effect is that of an invisible angel of death hooking Rocky's mouth with a fishing line and implacably reeling him in (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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