Latest Rocky Incarnation CREED Goes the Distance with Michael B Jordan

Tah tah tah tah (and so on up the stairs)…we've shadowed these fighter film fantasy films before and usually they leave me out cold.  Surprisingly, there was some heat and heft to CREED, mainly due to lead Michael B Jordan as the young boxer (Adonis Creed.)  Adonis "Don" pleads with Rocky (another round with Sylvester Stallone.)  Rocky no longer does that kind of thing.  Until, Don convinces him to take him on as his protege.  Long may the Rocky legacy prosper and the force be with it.  There were several sentimental sojourns: abandoned foster child, rescued & loved foster child, musical love interest going deaf and Rocky fighting/refusing to fight cancer.  Blah blah blah blah…feeling the picture now?  Still, Stallone puts out a nuanced performance which is touching.  Tessa Thompson is the singer girlfriend losing her hearing.  Don asks her how she deals with it, "We do what we can for as long as we can."  Rocky pays a cemetery visit to his beloved "Yo" Adriane and his ole pal Paulie.  As long as they can keep pumping blood into this franchise, it will continue to forge its legacy.  CREED gives credit to the Rocky reincarnations directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station.)   It doesn't pack any knock out punches but it does go the distance.  I'd gladly spar with star Michael B Jordan (lead actor in   Fruitvale.)  Keep an eye open for movies with heavy weights Michael B Jordan & Ryan Coogler.