Rocky Balboa aposentado, esposa morta, filho distante. Algo dentro dele diz que ainda pode lutar então resolve voltar aos ringues. Pra valer mesmo Balboa luta com amarras do passado e não com o campeão de pesos pesados. O filme tem uma história no mesmo estilo dos antigos, e tem um final bem plausível. Aliás, é um final pra série bem melhor que Rocky 5.
Como o Jr, também achei o filme meio curto. E também concordo com o Mends, a bronca no filho tem um momento auto-ajuda à la boxeador que até vale repetir: "The world, there ain’t no sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place. And I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Now if you know what you are worth, then go out and get what you are worth. But you must be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers and say you ain’t where you want to be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You are better than that. I am always going to love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You are my son, you are my blood, you are the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, you ain’t gonna have a life."
E é a própria bronca que ele lembra quando, no último round, ele está caído e então resolve levantar. Gostei. Principalmente porque esperava menos do filme.