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(1 - 15) of 15 OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh Page   1   3.5/4 "The escapist ideal: it has one foot in our world and the other in the dreamland of opportunity..."   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 4/5 "A dunce who can fight with a contagious likability: Now that's American."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin 3/4 "...there's simply no denying the film's overall effectiveness..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "Marty like romance tale with boxing gloves."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "Sylvester Stallone's performance is sheer magic; an authentic and touching portrait of a loser who becomes a winner in the things that matter."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "The basic storyline has been done to death over the years; this is still one of the most effective and successful applications of the formula."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "Look past the sequels to see something special in Sylvester Stallone's boxing classic."   Netflix   James Rocchi 10/10 "Easily the best underdog movie ever made!"   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo B " Give Stallone credit for going the distance in this film and not going down"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 4/4 "Rocky is a real crowd-pleaser, not because it manipulates the audience but because it has heart."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 9/10 "Tells a timeless story about all the effort it can take to reach for someone else and how our most effective competition can sometimes be us, pushing ourselves to be the best."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/5 "It is especially meaningful that the action behind the scenes paralleled that in the movie."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 5/5 "A "guy movie" mega-classic that's really gotten better with age."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg 2.5/4 "A paint-by-numbers inspirational sports film."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 4/5 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten  (1 - 15) of 15 OFCS Rating: 87% Fresh Page   1