Rocky V Review
By keeping the emotional stakes at a realistic level, Stallone tells a simple human story about a man having difficulty walking away from his job. Instead of giving the audience some emotionally over-the-top reason for him to continue to fight (the death of a loved one, the love of country), Stallone forces his characters to interact with each other like real human beings. Having Rocky fail as a father (during the early parts of the film) makes him human. For the first time in three films, the audience can see Rocky as someone like themselves. Though the final street fight is silly, and the caricature of Don_King is way too obvious, this film serves a purpose. Rocky Balboa ceases to be a superhero and becomes a man again in this movie. He is one of us. This film understands that the vast majority of the audience will never win a boxing title, but many of us would be thrilled to run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum and go home to the woman we love. Perry Seibert, Rovi
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