Not your average sequel
Sequels are notoriously naff, so one can be forgiven for fearing the worst when news of Rocky 27 was released last year.
Sly may be a legend of the silver screen, but a 60 year-old boxer should be producing lean mean grilling machines rather than being roasted in the ring.
Fortunately, Rocky is no ordinary boxer, and with a level of humour that borders on parody Sly has pulled it off. Hollywood is not famed for laughing at itself but in these situations it would be suicide not to.
Suspension of disbelief is one thing. A geriatric world champion going toe to toe with a fighter in his prime is quite another.
That latest Rocky will be a resounding success; but don’t hold your breath for others to follow in Sly’s footsteps. Every which way you cant really anymore, staring Clint Eastwood may not be quite so gripping.
Sequels are notoriously naff, so one can be forgiven for fearing the worst when news of Rocky 27 was released last year.
Sly may be a legend of the silver screen, but a 60 year-old boxer should be producing lean mean grilling machines rather than being roasted in the ring.
Fortunately, Rocky is no ordinary boxer, and with a level of humour that borders on parody Sly has pulled it off. Hollywood is not famed for laughing at itself but in these situations it would be suicide not to.
Suspension of disbelief is one thing. A geriatric world champion going toe to toe with a fighter in his prime is quite another.
That latest Rocky will be a resounding success; but don’t hold your breath for others to follow in Sly’s footsteps. Every which way you cant really anymore, staring Clint Eastwood may not be quite so gripping.
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