Rocky Balboa
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight: against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
25 April 1946, Lake Success, Long Island, New York, USA
15 October 1972, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
6 December 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 September 1955, Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
16 November 1907, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 August 1973, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
8 April 1949, Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
September 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
30 April 1940, New York City, New York, USA
18 October 1963, Long Island, New York, USA
7 April 1967, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
23 March 1937, Flint, Michigan, USA
17 May 1960, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 June 1936, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
27 June 1946, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
July 06, 2010
You either buy into this premise or you don't and I'm sorry to say I found Rocky utterly preposterous.
February 03, 2007
The ol' lug can't be blamed for wanting one last victory lap, but if you've got nothing to offer except benign nostalgia, just let the gloves stay on the glory-days shelf.
December 20, 2006
As usual with Stallone's Rocky sequels, the schmaltz is unbearable, but the fight is plausibly handled, and Stallone's sincere sadness at growing older makes this an unexpectedly satisfying conclusion to the series.
July 06, 2010
Stallone still has what it takes to make Rocky the peoples champ, and while the film is by no means a knockout, it will certainly be right there 'til the final round.
January 22, 2013
...a strong capper to an admittedly uneven series...
October 18, 2008
I know, I know, you're thinking, oh please, not Rocky again. I was thinking that too.
January 16, 2007
Even goodwill can't make this look like anything more than a glorified TV special. Surely it's time for the audience to throw in the towel?
July 06, 2010
A compelling and emotionally touching film that reminds of the first two Rocky movies, Rocky Balboa is an excellent finale which shows just how good an actor Sylvester Stallone is when given the right material.
April 25, 2009
Stallone wrote and directed this cinematic ride down memory lane that puts a final grace note on his indelible creation.
December 22, 2006
What gives Rocky Balboa its unexpected pathos is the titanic humility of Stallone's performance, the earnestness with which he plays a man knocked down (but not out) by the ravages of time.
January 25, 2010
Note to any other would-be franchise revivalists -- consult Stallone.
December 28, 2006
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.
