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- 06:00 PM, Mar 28
while Stallone's fascinating performance is the strongest thing about the film, his clunky writing and draggy direction keep it from becoming a movie of its ownby Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
Rather than be an honest examination of how an aging athlete gets on with his life, Rocky Balboa simply rehashes the formula that made the original such a successReview rate : C by Chris Kaltenbach [The Baltimore Sun ]
packs a far more powerful punch than anyone would have expectedby Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]
Massively entertaining and deeply heartfelt, it's a formula movie that rarely feels clich?dby Jim Hemphill [Reel ]
it reminds us why Rocky is such a great characterby David Mercier [FilmJudge ]
contains some of the best acting Stallone has ever doneby James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]