Rocky IV is the fourth in the series starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky, the Philadelphian Boxing Champion who this time faces off against Ivan Drago, a Russian boxer played by Dolph Lundgren, but after seeing Drago kill Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) in the ring, the Italian Stallion wants to make this fight not only personal but also East vs. West.
You know, I actually had a lot of fun watching this movie, Stallone and the regulars are good as always but what struck me most here is the energy, the Rocky movies have always worked best when they have that energy and personal drive at their centre and here it's on show, despite the fact it feels like one of those movies where an action taken by a central character would avoid the main events but then again you wouldn't have a movie if that had actually happened now would you.
But hey, I ain't complaining about that as this was a fun and entertaining movie that was an improvement on Rocky III but not as good as Rocky II so a 3 out of 5.
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