Creed (2015) – Rewatch

My Rocky extended marathon called for continuing through to the Creed sequel/companion series. Apollo Creed’s born-out-of-wedlock son Adonis turns to Rocky to become a world champion boxer. This feels a lot like a rehash of the original Rocky, though with less 70’s gritty realism and more bigger budget 2010s shininess. Michael B. Jordan is appealing as the lead and plenty capable of taking on the boxing reins. I like the chemistry between him and Tessa Thompson as his love interest though her character touches a bit too much on being a manic pixie dream girl. The interactions between Jordan and Stallone are also probably the best father-son iteration of the entire series.