I Play Rocky

The story of Rocky is about never giving up, and seeing Stallone’s real life projections being put onto the big screen, telling his story through the art of boxing was extremely powerful. When you have everything and everyone betting against you, being backed into a corner and being told to give up, but you power through and follow your heart's desires; it’s a story that needs to be highlighted in Hollywood more, to inspire the younger generations. A moment that stood out to me in this film was when Stallone wanted his wife’s advice on what decision he should make, and she said "I don't want to carry that burden” as she didn't want to be the one to stunt his dreams, which is an incredible sentiment for being in control of your destiny, as Stallone was able to achieve his.

One of the key takeaways from I Play Rocky is that it isn't just recreating scenes like other articles are saying the film has done. there are scenes that were like for like, of course, it’s a biopic! But what I Play Rocky does is take those scenes and add the real life implications of all the hurt, suffering and sheer will power to complete each individual on screen moments. All of the higher powers doubted Stallone, they all bet against him and in a way tried to make Rocky fail, to recast him, so seeing all of the scenes recreated by the fantastic Anthony Ippolito who is the most perfect casting of Sylvester Stallone, adds to the raw emotion and impressive nature of how this motion picture was captured. The majority of biopics tend to over dramatise how events of certain stories unfold, yet this is like what really happened in real life, which just immediately makes this one of the best biopics in my eyes.

The script is emotional, making us feel for the human behind the character of Rocky, making us sympathise and congratulate all of Stallone’s achievements and what led him to his success. Not only is it visceral, but it is one of the funniest screenplay’s of 2026, genuinely providing plenty of laugh out loud moments which hasn't happened much this year so far. The filmmaking is solid, with a lot of this taking place around similar if not the same locations as the original Rocky! If you want to get goosebumps with the iconic Rocky theme, and educate yourself on how the masterpiece was created, then this is your ideal film.