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Article: `Rocky Balboa'.(Movie review)
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- December 21, 2006
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Byline: Michael Wilmington
In "Rocky Balboa," the last bell finally rings for Rocky and his three-decade-long fight-movie series. And though we won't play spoiler by tipping off "Rocky Balboa's" final score, we can tell you this: The movie itself, defying all odds, comes close to a knockout.
No fooling. Like no "Rocky" since the first one, this fifth "Rocky" sequel makes you smile and wins your heart. Rocky Balboa is 58 now, and he shouldn't even be having dreams of comebacks, but Stallone, 60, has cooked up one more unlikely underdog battle for his never-say-die champ.
This time the Rock's foe is an arrogant, undefeated, largely untested ...