‘Creed III’ Review: Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors Duke It Out in Fantastic Continuation
thewrap.comThere has never been a bad “Rocky” movie before, and thank goodness “Creed III” keeps the streak alive.Even the films in the “Rocky” series with less-than-stellar reputations are interesting character pieces, valuable snapshots of their moments in history, which only become more enjoyable as time marches on.
Time has marched directly into the “Creed” series, an equally impressive collection of underdog tales starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky’s greatest opponent, who forges a path for himself but — like Rocky before him — keeps walking into one epic tussle after another.The raison d’être of the “Rocky” and “Creed” sequels is to take a character who had seemingly achieved all of their goals, knock them back down again, and see if they can crawl back up.
Frankly, the series is more valuable for all these efforts. Taken as a whole, these films paint life as a perpetual, Sisyphean struggle up one hill after another.
Financial success can vanish in an instant, loving families can fall into crisis, and in “Creed III” a seemingly heroic masculine ideal can be suddenly forced to confront their lifetime struggle with childhood trauma.“Creed III” finds Adonis Creed at the top of the world, the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, retiring in glory to a loving family and a successful managing career.
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