Bold, Blerdy, and Black AF: ‘Creed III’ Review

The Opening “Ding!” Creed III is not what you think. In what we now have to call the Rocky Cinematic Universe, it’s easy to just relegate any of the nine movies to just a sports movie but it brings way more to the table. As Michael B. Jordan’s first foray into directing, there’s a lot on the line for his reputation. Creed III does not rest on the laurels of being a franchise with a strong legacy, quite the opposite – it strikes out on its own. It’s bold, brave, blerdy, and Black AF. Tale of the Tape At the end of Creed II, the birth of his daughter forces Adonis to make peace with the weight of his father’s legacy after taking out Ivan Drago’s son Viktor and retaining the heavyweight championship. For clarity, he beat the brakes off the son of the boxer who killed his father in the ring in the 80s. Adonis is still the champ and holds his own as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the game. Creed III picks up three years after the events of the second movie and opens with Adonis’ last fight before retirement against “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, the big fight from the first Creed movie.

Adonis Creed (R., Michael B. Jordan) takes on “Pretty” Ricky Conlan (L., Tony Bellew)

The Creed III Review Creed III is a thoroughly surprising movie. There is an attention to detail and symbolism that quite frankly has no business being as well done as it was. This is the theme for the whole movie, really. Creed III’s success hinges almost entirely on performances and short of a few lines of writin…