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We can write the corny freeze frames off as a tribute, but Stallone must have gotten punched a little too hard in the head to think it was a good idea to pack every film technique possible in a five minute fight sequence. Stallone proves he can still write and act the part, but his work behind the camera leaves much to be desired. The film may have its share of cheesy moments, but by the time the trumpets of "Gonna Fly Now" blare, you can't help but silently chant "Rocky, Rocky!" While at times Sly looks like half his face melted off and his shoulder has some freaky vein action going on, you have to admire the man for looking credible at sixty. Rocky is the loveable underdog that moviegoers certainly will be able to get behind once more. Here Rocky isn't a glorified legend, but a beat up old man who still shuffles when he walks and still address everyone with "Yo." He lives in a modest two story home, his friends are plain looking with thick Philly accents, and his son wants nothing to do with him. He manages to recreate the course realistic vibe of Rocky I, and brings back an emotional roundness to the character that certainly was missing in the later films. Rocky Balboa is all about the throwback from the music, to the raw meat training sequence, to actual flashbacks from the other films, Stallone doesn't want you to forget what made the franchise a success in the first place. As Rocky grows closer to Marie and her African-American son Steps (James Francis Kelly III), he struggles to maintain a relationship with his own son Robert (Milo Ventimiglia), who has grown bitter at his father (probably because of all that gang fighting in Rocky V). One such trip down memory lane brings him to a local pub where he meets the good natured Marie (Geraldine Hughes), who said "screw you creep" to Rocky in the first film, but might consider it literally after they reconnect. Meanwhile, Rocky dwells in the past like a deranged stalker, filling his restaurant Adrian's with countless pictures of his wife, and taking walks by their favorite haunts. Boxing too has changed from the "if he dies, he dies" days of Ivan Drago, to complete mediocrity and the current champion Mason "The Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver) finds himself booed after his thirtieth uninspired knock-out. The people are angrier, the old pet shop has closed down, the ice rink is now a parking lot, and most of all, the love of Rocky's life Adrian has died of cancer. The film brings us back to Rock's gritty hometown of South Philadelphia and dwells on the changes that have struck the title character and the city he loves since the saga began.