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Rocky Balboa (2006)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Townsend "The fighter still remains, as Sylvester Stallone retires Rocky with a sly touch of grace." more... B   Boston Globe Ty Burr "...the cinematic equivalent of a toupee that doesn't convince." more... C   Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper "...written and directed by Stallone with relative restraint and great heart..." more... A- Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington "...makes you smile and wins your heart." more... B   E! Online Luke Y. Thompson "...overall the movie comfortably puts you through the paces without making you feel guilty for enjoying them." more... A- Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman "...summons just enough incredulous wit about just how often Rocky has been around this particular block to let Sylvester Stallone earn his nostalgia." more... B   filmcritic.com Sean O'Connell "...Stallone makes enough wise decisions to keep Balboa above water." more... B   Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen "...one of this season's more pleasant surprises." more... B   New York Post Kyle Smith "...better than decent." more... B   New York Times Stephen Holden "It¿s all heart and no credibility except as a raw-boned fable." more... B- ReelViews James Berardinelli "...brings the saga to a fitting conclusion." more... B   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "Just when you're ready to puke, the old Bill Conti theme ('Gonna Fly Now') kicks in -- are you feeling it? -- Stallone steps in the ring and every day is Christmas." more... B- San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "It would not have been unreasonable to go in with bigger hopes." more... C   Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "It had me in tears before it was done, and I'm a tough audience." more... B+ USA Today Claudia Puig "...provides more insight into the character and his psyche than previous films, which were much more about the punches thrown." more... B- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)