1979 · drama · disaster · music
Rocky II
Directed by Sylvester Stallone1h 59m1979
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.
Our read: Rocky II (1979) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · disaster · music entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / disaster, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, tender.
- intense
- tender
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How Rocky II feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want earnest underdog grit with a rematch that actually delivers.”
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