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Creed II (2018)

Directed by Steven Caple Jr.

Sports | Drama

Most recently watched by CaptainBigTime

Overview

Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family’s past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

Rated PG-13 | Length 130 minutes

Actors

Michael B. Jordan | Sylvester Stallone | Tessa Thompson | Wood Harris | Russell Hornsby | Phylicia Rashād | Dolph Lundgren | Florian Munteanu | Andre Ward | Brigitte Nielsen | Milo Ventimiglia | Robbie Johns | Patrice Harris | Jacob 'Stitch' Duran | Ana Gerena | Benjamin Vaynshelboym | Angelina Shipilina | Pavel Vakunov | Oleg Ivanov | Christopher Mann | Robert Douglas | Zack Beyer | Chrisdine King | James Collins Jr. | John Jezior | Pete Postiglione | Billy Vargus | Johanna Tolentino | Eleni Delopoulos | Marcia Myers | Emily-Grace Murray | Corey Calliet | Robert Sale | Hendrix McDaniel | Maverick McDaniel | Paris Michael Cunningham | Kenny Bayless | Ivo Nandi | Dmitry Torgovitsky | Michael Buffer | Jim Lampley | Max Kellerman | Roy Jones Jr. | Scott Van Pelt | Linda Cohn | Bibi Bourelly | Rocky Ciarrocchi | Toby Kearton | Charles W Harris III | Oliver Burbage | Alexander Alayon | Gary Ayash | Isabella Armina | Neil Baltus | Stephen C. Bortsalas | Marko Caka | Amanda Cerny | Jill Chestnut | Josh Christensen | Daniel C. Davis | Sergio Delavicci | JaQuinley Kerr | Marty Krzywonos | Mark Mancarian | Mark Montalbano | Bandit The Rapper | Lindsay Michelle Reed | Matthew Michael Hoffman

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Viewing Notes

Finally. Echo the prevailing sentiment I’ve seen in my TL: very good boxing movie and sequel but not even close to matching the level of the previous film. Which is totally fine. I still cried.

Oddly this looks like a made for TV movie compared to the first movie. Just in the way it’s shot, the photography and framing. Not a knock on this movie but it just looks average. Also goes to show how excellent the photography and framing is in the first movie. Maybe C2 would feel like a better movie if that first one wasn’t so damn great.

There are a few great shots in this film (clearly the one w/Stallone sitting outside the ring in the finale will be memorable) but even the boxing isn’t all that great. It’s a testament to the power of the story itself that elevates this movie. I’m invested in these characters and have nostalgia for Rocky/Drago. Gotta say that there’s an appearance by one character that literally blew me away. After that I almost expected to see the ghost of Apollo appear.

I do hope that the book is closed on this franchise.

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