| Critics
Reviews |
Average
Grade: |
B |
|
|
Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
Bob Townsend |
"The fighter
still remains, as Sylvester Stallone retires
Rocky with a sly touch of grace."
more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...the
cinematic equivalent of a toupee that
doesn't convince."
more... |
C |
Chicago
Sun-Times
Richard Roeper |
"...written and
directed by Stallone with relative restraint
and great heart..."
more... |
A- |
Chicago
Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...makes you
smile and wins your heart."
more... |
B |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"...overall the
movie comfortably puts you through the paces
without making you feel guilty for enjoying
them."
more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...summons
just enough incredulous wit about just how
often Rocky has been around this particular
block to let Sylvester Stallone earn his
nostalgia."
more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...Stallone
makes enough wise decisions to keep
Balboa above water."
more... |
B |
Hollywood
Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...one of this
season's more pleasant surprises."
more... |
B |
New York
Post
Kyle Smith |
"...better than
decent."
more... |
B |
New York
Times
Stephen Holden |
"It¿s all heart
and no credibility except as a raw-boned
fable."
more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...brings the
saga to a fitting conclusion."
more... |
B |
Rolling
Stone
Peter Travers |
"Just when
you're ready to puke, the old Bill Conti
theme ('Gonna Fly Now') kicks in -- are you
feeling it? -- Stallone steps in the ring
and every day is Christmas."
more... |
B- |
San
Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It would not
have been unreasonable to go in with bigger
hopes."
more... |
C |
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It had me in
tears before it was done, and I'm a tough
audience."
more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...provides
more insight into the character and his
psyche than previous films, which were much
more about the punches thrown."
more... |
B- |
