Creed II

Movie 🎥 Review: “Creed II". Critics gave it a 82% the users an 92%. Rated: PG 13 with a running time of 2 hrs and 10 mins with an IMDb of 8.1/10. Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris, Russell Hornsby, Andre Ward, and Phylicia Rashad.

In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Rocky Balboa, Apollo's son Adonis Johnson accepts a challenge from Drago's son -- another dangerous fighter. Under guidance from Rocky, Adonis trains for the showdown of his life -- a date with destiny that soon becomes his obsession. Now, Johnson and Balboa must confront their shared legacy as the past comes back to haunt each man.

Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Juel Taylor. A sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series.

A Creed sequel was confirmed in January 2016, although due to both Coogler and Jordan's involvement in Black Panther, the film was delayed, with Coogler ultimately being replaced by Caple. Stallone completed the script in July 2017 and announced Lundgren would be reprising his role as Drago, and filming began in Philadelphia in March 2018, lasting through July.

Creed II was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on November 21, 2018. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast and character development, calling it a "solid, if predictable" sequel.

It would be a crime to still consider Rocky and Creed being Sylvester Stallones only real movie achievements. They are no longer just two - they are three. Creed II tells the story of revenge in its purest form in an absolute world class way.

"This is Creed vs Drago - this is the fight the whole world wants to see" very true - and Adonis Creed was afraid he couldn't live up to his fathers expectations - well, this movie certainly did. It lived up to all Rocky fans' expectations. Because if you haven't seen it yet, and you will, you will realise that this movie is the best of the Rocky-franchise.

The fights were great, but the movie was much more than about the fights. It was about family, loss, motivation, legacy, and the part that really touched me was the focus on fathers and sons.

The intensity at the end of the film had people clapping, cheering and some even standing up with their hands in the air like the Rocky Statue. It was amazing and great fun to be a part of the audience participation.