Runtime: 2 hrs
Synopsis: This sequel to the Academy Award winning picture ROCKY finds the champ disenchanted and down on his luck. Through the encouragement of friends and his manager, Rocky agrees to a rematch against Apollo Creed--and that's when the fighting really begins. Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
Stallone's performance as a Philadelphia saint in a B movie physique leaves you undecided whether to gag or sob, but the final fight sequences make up for it; a full-blooded Hollywood finale reaching giddy heights of cathartic glee.
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It's entertaining enough, but Stallone would have done well to retire Rocky after his second outing.
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While cruder than the first film, Rocky II successfully drives its hero back to the underdog status needed to make the final fight as exciting and satisfying as it is.
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Considerably less satisfying than the original Rocky, but head and shoulders above the later installments.
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Sylvester Stallone's follow-up to his runaway success of 1976 is a little more threadbare in spots than the original, but it still has some conviction and spunk.
...can't help but come off as the most needless installment of the bunch...
"Rocky II" represents far more than just a good-looking fight. It's all about trusting in yourself and overcoming fear in striving for greatness.
A very good sequel even though the result of the climactic Balboa vs. Creed rematch is pretty much a foregone conclusion. This is where the series should have ended.
Rocky II has a waxy feeling, and it never comes to life the way its predecessor did.
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Rocky II is carried on the strong shoulders of Sylvester Stallone who puts in a stellar performance as a loving husband and a good friend.
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