While this might end up being my least favorite of the three Creed films, I still found it to be an emotionally affecting and entertaining film. Majors is the clear standout here as he brings such pain and anger to his character with just a look. Similar to Creed II, you almost feel more sympathy towards the antagonist because of how well-written he is. Jordan is reliably strong though and does an admirable job behind the camera. I appreciated a lot of the risks he took and hope he gets more chances to refine his style.
Not everything is roses though, as the absence of the Rocky theme and Ludwig Goransson is strongly felt. The first two Creed films have incredible scores, so I found myself feeling something was missing during the training montage and final fight. The film also loses some of its energy in the 2nd half when Majors sort of disappears. He's electric on screen and his boxing style is ferocious to say the least, so he deserved a little more focus in the 3rd act.
Creed III keeps this franchise fighting above its weight class and I'm excited to see where they go from here.
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