Creed 2

8.7/10 stinky bananas

A minor step down from the first Creed. Still great though.

Creed 2 does a lot of things right, just as it did in the first. For example, Stallone is still excellent as Rocky, the true heart and soul of the movie. The training montage still hits (I love the one-foot-in-the-tire drill). The fighting choreography is still incredible, it gets the palms sweaty. And when they tease the Rocky music, I get goosebumps.

The same issues that plague the first Creed are even worse in the sequel.

I didn't think it was possible to hate Bianca more. I was wrong. I hate her more. First of all, she completely ruins Adonis' proposal. If a girl I proposed to reacted like that, I would have rescinded the offer. Then she wants to move to LA for her music and leave Rocky in the dust. YOUR MUSIC FUCKING SUCKS, BIANCA. NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THAT GARBAGE. After all that, she tries to stop Creed from fighting. Hey dumb-dumb, don't get engaged to a fighter if you don't want him to fight. Idiot.

Drago's son is a weak villain. They clearly didn't cast this guy for his acting chops. He has three lines in the whole movie. They only cast him because he is built like a brick shithouse. Also, Drago's Mom subplot sucks. It's a really strange throw-in. I am annoyed by it.

Creed 2 is still a great movie and a worthy sequel. Watch it.